Elements of Poetry Quiz

Which of the following describes

consonant sounds repeated at the

beginning of words?

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance

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CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

A line of poetry that contains a

vowel sound repeated in multiple

words is an example of:

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Consonance

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which of the following describes words that spell the sound to which they refer?

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

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CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

Consonant sounds that are repeated among words represent the sound device known as:

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration

Which of the following lines contains alliteration?

• Betsy begged for bead and a bracelet.

• The lime was cold and felt like slime.

• The icy frost sparkled in the sunlight.

• Did you hear the startling thump?

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia?

• My, why do you have to cry?

• The chair began to creak.

• Up in the umbrella an ugly bug.

• Chas chewed on the chip.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

Read the following lines. Which one contains assonance?

• Abe ate cookies.

• All of these contain assonance.

• The car lights were bright like a star.

• The drink by the sink stinks.

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CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following lines contains consonance but not alliteration?

• The forest is filled with howling sounds.

• The boot is right there by his foot.

• Carlos cannot cook.

• Did you hear the flag flapping in the wind?

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia?

• The truck is stuck in the mud.

• Many men made the ceremony a success.

• She shook the book until the paper fell out.

• Clucking noises are heard outside the hen house.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

Which of the following lines contains onomatopoeia?

• There is a lot of work to be done.

• Did you hear the eggshells cracking?

• The tiny twins were searching for lollipops.

• The shy puppy began to cry.

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CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5