Poetic Devices and Word Sounds

The Raven is a poem famous for...

• alliteration

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

The phrase quiet as a mouse would be an example of...

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

By saying, "she is a walking dictionary" you would be using a...

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• simile

The repetition of the same consonant letter or sound at the beginning of a group of words is called:

• alliteration

• assonance

• allusion

• anthropomorphism

A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing...

• allusion

• personification

• symbolism

• onomatopoeia

Which poetic device is used in the following sentence?

Toby was as strong as an ox.

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• allusion

Identify which poetic device is used in the sentence below:

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• personification

• assonance

The pattern that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry is called a poem's...

• couplet

• limerick

• rhyme scheme

• triplet

Which poetic device do the following lyrics feature?

• oxymoron

• repetition

• couplet

• stanza

When a phrase, clause, or sentence in a line of poetry doesn't finish at the line break, but spills over into the next line, it's called...

• imagery

• end rhyme

• enjambment

• irony