Poetry Terms Quiz

What is a metaphor?

• 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.

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

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.

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.

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

Which poetry term is being used in the following line: 'The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.'?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Which poetry term is being used in the following line: 'Her eyes are as blue as the ocean.'?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

Which poetry term is being used in the following line: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Which poetry term is being used in the following line: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.'?

• rhyme

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

Which poetry term is being used in the following line: 'Buzz, hiss, pop'?

• alliteration

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia