Poetry Terms Practice

The repetition of the "sh" in the sentence pictured is an example of...

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• alliteration

How many stanzas are in the Langston Hughes' poem pictured here?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Words like "night," "site," and "height" have...

• true rhyme

• close rhyme

In the poem "Falling Up," the repeated use of the word "up" is an example of...

• rhyme

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

A One Way sign that points in two directions would be an example of...

• apostrophe

• contradiction

• repetition

• understatement

In Act V of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet speaks to a dagger. Obviously, the dagger cannot respond. What figurative language is she using?

• alliteration

• understatement

• rhyme

• apostrophe

The repetition of the "A" sound in the pictured sentence is...

• assonance

• consonance

If it rains so much as to flood and someone comments, "Looks like it rained a bit last night," what figurative language is being used?

• apostrophe

• understatement

• ambiguity

• contradiction

"The bark was painful." This sentence could mean that tree bark was too rough or a dog's bark was too loud. This confusion is an example of...

• contradiction

• ambiguity

• apostrophe

• understatement

"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" features what kind of rhyme? (Select 2)

• end

• internal

• true

• close