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1
"sweat was pouring out of my temples like a waterfall", is an example of:
metaphor
enjambment
a simile
perspiration
2
"Bang! Crash! Whoosh", are all examples of:
Braille
Simile
Onomatopoeia
Slang
3
What is allusion?
giving human qualities to an inanimate object
making an indirect reference to something well known
repetition of vowel sounds
something that is deceptive in appearance
4
"The green gargoyle gasped", is an example of:
Personification
Photosynthesis
Assonance
Alliteration
5
What is a couplet?
A marriage ceremony
When a whole poem only contains two lines
The second last line of every poem
Two rhyming lines of the same length
6
a blank verse poem is:
a poem with 3 lines, which each contain 5, 7 and 5 syllables
a narrative style poem, with 4 lines in each stanza
a poem that has no rhyme, and is in iambic pentameter
a poem that contains no words at all
7
Which quote demonstrates the use of sarcasm?
"I am so hungry that I could eat an entire horse"
"I absolutely love it when I get attacked by mosquitoes"
"How now brown cow"
"Damn daniel"
8
What is a eulogy?
A poem that celebrates the life of the deceased
A genre of music
The study of poetry
A Shakespearean-style poem
9
Name the device that means to overly exaggerate a statement:
Onomatopoeia
Euphemism
Hyperbole
Metaphor
10
"the raindrops danced on my shoes" is an example of:
Simile
Allegory
Dabbing
Personification