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Quiz on Poetic Devices
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What is the definition of connotation?
The use of a consistent rhythm.
A simile and a metaphor in the same sentence.
Emotion or mood attached to a word.
The usage of puns.
2
Which is the correct definition of pun?
A comparison between two unlike things.
A comparison between two similar things.
A joke using different possible meanings of a word.
A word from another language.
3
The following devices are sound devices:
Rhythm and rhyme
Rhyme and verbs
Rhythm and metaphor
Alliteration and personification
4
What is the definition of denotation?
Same answer as the previous question.
Denoting a subject of a poem.
The dictionary definition of a word.
The use of adjectives to provide thorough description.
5
The following is
not
an example of alliteration:
Suzy serenaded her sister.
It was a windy Wednesday.
Hop on pop; pop grabs mop.
Peter piper picked peppers.
6
A type of poem that tells a story is called a
Story poem
Narrative
Limerick
Lyric
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Which is an oxymoron? (Don't call me a moron.)
Raging fire
Jumbo shrimp
Heavy lightness
Cold heat
8
Which is an example of iambic pentameter? (5 iambs)
"The beauty of the Earth."
"My love is like a bicycle."
"If music be the food of love, play on!"
"To be or not to be; that is my only question"
9
The following is an example of personification:
the thunder boomed in the distance
loving hate
the telephone sang brilliantly to me
the lovely lake lapped the sand
10
Which is an example of a consistent rhyme scheme?
I love you; I'll always be true.
I love you; but not for long.
I love you; you love me.
I love you; mow the lawn.
11
Which of these lines of poetry has clear imagery?
My love is as deep as the sea.
I can't see through this toilet paper!
My face shines like a tire!
The snake swore at my mum.
12
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as" is called
Metaphor
Clause
Simile
Oxymoron
13
Which of the following would be the best symbol for death?
A dark sword.
A butter knife slicing bread.
A golden halo.
A wolf howling at the moon.
14
Shakespeare writes using this rhythm for some noble characters in his plays:
Iambic pentameter
French verse
The Language of Love
4 iambs and tetrameter.
15
Which is an example of onomatopoeia?
Bark
Hiss
Dazzle
Chew
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What is the best definition of imagery?
The usage of poetic devices.
Sketching out a visual for the reader to see.
Giving your reader sensory pictures with your words.
Taking a picture on your iPhone.
17
What is an example of a metaphor?
The bottle fizzed violently.
You're like a sister to me!
My bedroom is an oasis of calm.
My couch is very soft.
18
Which line is
truly
a line from a real poem?
"Turn that music up loud!"
"I do not like Green Eggs and Ham."
"O', my love is like a red, red rose."
"There's 104 days of summer vacation!"
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Poems are organized in
Essays
Sentences
Stanzas
Paragraphs
20
Which is the
best
fish pun?
I am DOLPHINATELY not a brain STURGEON!
Oh my COD!
Get me out of this PLAICE!
I'm so tired - I was up at the crack of PRAWN.
