Poetry Techniques Quiz

What type of figurative language is being used in Line 3 "Life is a broken-winged bird"

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

This device allows a writer or poet to add a double layer of meaning to their work as shown below. (Note how the author uses ___________ when she uses 'light' to represent hope and happiness.)

A light exists in Spring

Not present on the year

At any other period-

When March is scarcely here

-Emily Dickinson

• symbolism

• personification

• rhythm

• sonnet

Which of the following lines from a poem is an example of a simile?

• "The wind whispered through the trees."

• "Her smile was like the first day of spring."

• "The stars were diamonds in the sky."

• "Time is a thief."

Which poetic device is used in the line "The thunder grumbled like an old man"?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

What is the primary purpose of imagery in poetry?

• To create a visual representation in the reader's mind

• To confuse the reader

• To make the poem longer

• To use complex vocabulary

Identify the figurative language in the following line: "He has a heart of stone."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Which of the following lines best illustrates the use of alliteration?

• "The sun set slowly in the west."

• "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

• "The leaves danced in the wind."

• "She sells seashells by the seashore."

What type of imagery is used in the line "The scent of jasmine filled the air"?

• Visual

• Auditory

• Olfactory

• Tactile

Which poetic device is used in the line "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky"?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

Identify the figurative language in the following line: "The classroom was a zoo."

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia