Poetic Devices, Grade 10

Which of the following occurs when a line runs over to a succeeding line?

• enjambment

• assonance

• anaphora

• couplet

Which of the following means the repetition of two or more consonants?

• rhyme

• assonance

• consonance

• hyperbole

Which of the following means to use exaggeration for effect?

• rhyme

• anaphora

• metonymy

• hyperbole

An allusion is...

• "... a comparison between two different things using 'like' or 'as'."

• "... a passing reference to a literary or historical person, place, or event, or to another literary work.?

• "... the repetition of sounds at the end of words."

• "... a direct address to an absent person or abstract entity."

A word or image that signifies something other than what it represents, with multiple meanings and connotations is...

• symbol

• simile

• allusion

• personification

Which of the following pairs are considered 'comparative devices'?

• metaphor and onomatopoeia

• metaphor and simile

• metaphor and apostrophe

• metaphor and refrain

"The pen is mightier than the sword." - This is the best example of...

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• metonymy

• simile

"Boom", "Smack", "Quack" are all examples of...

• rhyme

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• enjambment

"This examination was going to make her head explode" - this is an example of...

• symbol

• metonymy

• metaphor

• hyperbole

Personification is...

• an implied comparison between things essentially unalike.

• when an inanimate object or concept is given human characteristics or feelings.

• a passing reference to a literary or historical person, place, or event, or to another literary work.

• the repetition of sounds at the end of words.