What is a metaphor?
Poetry Terms Quiz

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Meghan Sisk
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A figure of speech that compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.
A type of poem that has a specific rhyme scheme and meter.
A type of literary device that uses exaggerated or over-the-top language.
A type of punctuation mark used to indicate a pause or break in a sentence.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
A type of dance
A type of fruit
A type of weather condition
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is personification?
A method of cooking food using high heat
A type of dance performed by individuals
A form of meditation practiced by monks
A figure of speech in which human qualities or characteristics are attributed to non-human entities or objects.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is alliteration?
A type of punctuation used to separate words or phrases.
A literary device involving the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
A technique used in painting to create texture and depth.
A form of poetry that uses a specific rhyme scheme.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is onomatopoeia?
A type of language used in scientific research
A figure of speech in which words imitate sounds
A form of poetry that uses rhyming words
A type of punctuation used to emphasize a point
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poetry term is being used in the following line: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Hyperbole
Personification
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which poetry term is being used in the following line: 'Her eyes are as blue as the ocean.'?
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Simile
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