This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 488 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 488 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The emotional influence of a word A) Connotation. B) Structure. C) Simile. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connotation. 2. Direct comparison of unlike things not using like or as A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Idiom. D) Stanza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 3. What is the use of any element of language, more than once? A) Repetition. B) Rhyme. C) Alliteration. D) Rhythm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 4. "The storm moaned and groaned as if it's stomach hurt." What human quality is NOT being given? A) Storming. B) Moaning. C) Groaning. D) Having a stomach ache. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Storming. 5. This is a word that represents a sound. Example:Zip, Bang, Boom, Crash A) Alliteration. B) Idiom. C) Simile. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 6. A comparison using like or as is a ..... A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 7. The use of a word who's sound imitates its meaning. A) Metaphor. B) Outlet. C) Onion. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 8. A ..... usually contains the words like or as. A) Stanza. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 9. Words or phrases that are repeated in writings to give emphasis A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Assonance. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 10. A group of two or more lines that form a unit in a poem, like a paragraph in an essay A) End rhyme. B) Stanza. C) Couplet. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stanza. 11. Ordinary written or spoken language A) Prose. B) Free Verse. C) Allusion. D) Meter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose. 12. Expression that doesn't make sense in a literal way, yet language users understand its meaning A) Alliteration. B) Metaphor. C) Idiom. D) Rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Idiom. 13. A rhyme that pairs sounds that are similar but not exactly the same A) End rhyme. B) Internal rhyme. C) Near or slant rhyme. D) Eye or sight rhyme. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Near or slant rhyme. 14. What is the term for when a word, phrase, or line is said/written more than once? A) Assonance. B) Alliteration. C) Repetition. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. 15. Read the sentences and answer the question. Winning by seven strokes, Tiger Woods won the tournament. Winning by seven strokes, Tiger Woods dominated the tournament. How does the connotation of the word dominated in the second sentence convey the author's purpose? A) It shows that he won by a small margin. B) It emphasizes that he easily won. C) It implies that he played with arrogance and pride. D) It implies that he cheated in order to win. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It emphasizes that he easily won. 16. Why do idioms not translate well to other languages? A) They usually refer to something specific to a language or culture. B) The words in idioms are too complex for non-native speakers to understand. C) Only the English language uses idioms. D) You have to know the literal meanings of all the words in an idiom to understand it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They usually refer to something specific to a language or culture. 17. Giving human qualities to an object or idea is ..... A) Metaphor. B) Personification. C) Homophone. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 18. What is an Assonance A) The repetition of vowel sounds within words. B) A repeated passage. C) The repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words. D) A worker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The repetition of vowel sounds within words. 19. Group of set lines in a poem A) Stanza. B) Foot. C) Refrain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stanza. 20. Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas to make a point or create a rhythm. A) Rhythm. B) Rhyme. C) Repetition. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Repetition. ← 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