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An English Quiz to teach poetry writing and analysis
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What is hyperbole?
A cruel joke
Giving an inanimate object human qualities
Referring to another piece of literature or work of art
A large exaggeration
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What is alliteration?
Refers to another piece of literature or work of art
Repeating a consonant 3 or more times in a line
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
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What is, "You've got a smile that could light up this whole town"?
Rhyme
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
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What is allusion?
A large exaggeration
Referring to another piece of literature or work of art
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
Giving an inanimate object, human qualities
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What is "(Oh, you are...)My sunrise on the darkest day"
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Simile
Pun
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What is "I'm not looking for somebody With some superhuman gifts"?
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
Alliteration
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What is a simile?
A comparison that uses "like" or "as"
A bad joke
A large exaggeration
Repeating a consonant 3 or more times
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What is "Achilles and his gold, Hercules and his gifts"?
Rhyme
Personification
Allusion
Alliteration
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What is a metaphor?
A large exaggeration
A comparison; something that represents something else
A comparison using "like" or "as"
Repeating the first consonant of 3 or more words in a line
10
What is " Who's gonna rock you when the sun won't let you sleep"?
Personification
Simile
Alliteration
Metaphor
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What is personification?
A comparison
Referring to another piece of literature or art
Repeating a consonant 3 or more times in a line
Giving an inanimate object, human qualities
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What is "Building my rain up in the cloud, falling like ashes to the ground"?
Simile
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Metaphor
