This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Genres > Poetry Terms – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Poetry Terms Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of pun? A) A pun is a form of word play. B) A pun is a rhyme scheme. C) A pun is a sound. D) A pun is when a word ends in a vowel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pun is a form of word play. 2. The comparison of two things in which one is said to be another A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Personification. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 3. Which vocabulary word is being defined? Uses like or as to compare two unlikely things A) Rhythm. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simile. 4. A dramatic statement or exaggeration is a ..... A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyperbole. 5. What is the correct definition for the following poetic devise:Imagery A) Exaggerated statement to highten effect. B) Words that mimic sounds. C) Language that appeals to the senses. D) Repreated words at the beginning or within words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Language that appeals to the senses. 6. Shared consonants or resemblance in sound A) Assonance. B) Consonance. C) Alliteration. D) Denotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consonance. 7. What is two things compared without using like or as? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphor. 8. A visual poem is A) Shape poetry. B) Abc poetry. C) A rhyme scheme. D) Line poetry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shape poetry. 9. Which of the following are examples of figurative language? A) Simile, Metaphor, Personification. B) Table, Chair, Desk. C) Apple, Banana, Orange. D) Dog, Cat, Bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile, Metaphor, Personification. 10. What are the details that appeal to one or more of the five senses called A) Imagery. B) Personification. C) Rhythm. D) Sensory details. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensory details. 11. When phrases, words, or lines are repeated in a poem A) Repetition. B) Concrete or Shape Poem. C) Mood. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repetition. 12. He's so dreamy I bet he's her Prince Charming. A) Allusion. B) Personification. C) Imagery. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allusion. 13. Used to make something sound bigger or better than it actually is A) Overstatement. B) Understatement. C) Simile. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overstatement. 14. Explicit meaning of a word as listed in the dictionary. A) Connotation. B) Denotation. C) Figurative language. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Denotation. 15. Attitude a writer takes towards the subject A) Rhythm. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tone. 16. "The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." What is being personified? A) The walls. B) The scream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The walls. 17. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of ..... A) Onomatopoeia. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 18. A lamb = purity, childhood, innocence, Jesus A) Symbolism. B) Tone. C) Mood. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 19. The use of words whose sounds echo their meaning A) Onomatopoeia. B) Alliteration. C) Assonance. D) Consonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 20. ..... is a comparison of two things that have something in common. A) Rhythm. B) Repetition. C) Simile. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simile. ← 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