Poetry Terms Quiz

What term describes the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

• Consonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which term refers to a type of literature where words are chosen and arranged to create a certain effect?

• Imagery

• Poetry

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the term for descriptive words and phrases that recreate sensory experiences for the reader?

• Theme

• Imagery

• Stanza

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the term for the repetition of a consonant sound anywhere in words?

• Assonance

• Consonance

• Alliteration

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What term describes when human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What term is used when a comparison is made between two things that are basically unalike but have something in common?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What term describes a grouping of two or more lines in a pattern that is repeated throughout a poem?

• Stanza

• Rhyme

• Repetition

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What term refers to the repetition of a vowel sound within non-rhyming words?

• Alliteration

• Consonance

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which term describes words whose sounds suggest their meaning (e.g., pow, buzz, crunch)?

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Consonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What term is used when the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or for humorous effect?

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A