This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 178 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 178 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are symbols used for in poetry? A) They compare 2 things. B) They're there to confuse you. C) They represent different things or ideas. D) They emphasize an idea or thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They represent different things or ideas. 2. What do we call the repetition of a vowel sound? A) Sigh. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Assonance. 3. A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal or idea- A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Ode. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 4. A blue, new moon rose high in the sky, casting a subdued hue over the school. A) Consonance. B) Assonance. C) Imagery. D) Creepy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 5. Repetition of vowel sounds with words in close proximity A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Juxtaposition. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Assonance. 6. A ..... is a direct comparison of unrelated things that uses 'like' or 'as.' A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 7. It's raining cats and dogs is an example of an ..... ? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Idiom. 8. "Soon the sun's warmth makes them shed crystal shells." This line is an example of ..... A) Allusion. B) Alliteration. C) Context. D) Idiom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 9. What is the definition of symbolism in poetry? A) The use of similes and metaphors in poetry. B) The use of rhymes to create meaning. C) The use of alliteration to convey emotions. D) The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. tagsCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.5. 10. A reference to something else A) Theme. B) Diction. C) Allusion. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Allusion. 11. The attitude of a writer towards a subject, character, or audience A) Rhyme. B) Tone. C) Intonation. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 12. 'Burbled' is an example of ..... A) Alliteration. B) Onomatopoeia. C) Metaphor. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Onomatopoeia. 13. A unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word A) Stanza. B) Meter. C) Rhyme scheme. D) Syllable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Syllable. 14. Poems that do not have a regular rhyming pattern are called A) Open poems. B) Boring poems. C) A story poem. D) Free verse poems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Free verse poems. 15. Units of rhythm in poetry A) Archetype. B) Enjambment. C) Motif. D) Metrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metrics. 16. Poems of loss that express both praise for the dead and an element of consolation A) Ode. B) Elegy. C) Free verse. D) Ballad poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elegy. 17. The repetition of a CONSONANT sound. A) Assonance. B) Mood. C) Alliteration. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consonance. 18. A matching similarity of sounds in two or more words A) Alliteration. B) Assonance. C) Consonance. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rhyme. 19. What figure of speech or poetic device is the following:'This test will be a piece of cake!' A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 20. What is:a reference to another well known work of literature, event in history, or pop culture? A) Allusion. B) Metaphor. C) Illusion. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoetry Terms Quiz 1Poetry Terms Quiz 2Poetry Terms Quiz 3Poetry Terms Quiz 4Poetry Terms Quiz 5Poetry Terms Quiz 6Poetry Terms Quiz 7Poetry Terms Quiz 8Poetry Terms Quiz 9Poetry Terms Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books