10 Lit: poetry analysis Flashcards

1

"the clouds whispered a secret" is an example of...

onomatopoeia
personifcation
simile
metaphor

2

A simile is...

two words with similar meanings
two words with similar sounds
a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

3

References to characters, places or ideas from another literary work are called...

Allusions
Similes
Metaphors
Illusions

4

which of the following is not a type of poem?

ode
limerick
sonnet
riddle

5

Metaphor means...

a comparison using 'as'
a comparison using both 'like' and 'as'
a comparison without using 'like' or 'as'
a comparison using 'like'

6

The running-on of lines is called...

Illusion
Enjamnent
Allusion
Enjambment

7

Imagery means...

using your imagination to understand a poem
drawing a picture to illustrate the poem
creating a picture with rhyming and word play
creating a word picture, using the 5 senses in a poem

8

The correct name for sound effects in poetry is...

onamatipoea
onomatopea
onomatopoeia
onamatapoeia

9

Which of the following is not important in a poem?

mood
rhyme
language
rhythm

10

Giving human traits to non-living things is called...

Personitation
Humanitation
Personification
Humanification

11

Rhythm is used to describe...

recurring ideas and symbols in a poem
the repetition of sounds in a poem
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
the repetition of words in a poem

12

groups of line in a poem are called...

stanzas
stances
verses
paragraphs

13

Alliteration means...

repeating words at the end of lines
repeating sounds at the end of words
repeating words at the beginning of lines
repeating sounds at the beginning of words

14

"the world is your oyster" is an example of...

assonance
simile
consonance
metaphor

15

"she had hair like the sun" is an example of...

metaphor
personification
simile
assonance

10 Lit: poetry analysis

Questions 15

10 Lit: poetry analysis

Questions 15