Assonance vs Other Devices Quiz

1. What makes assonance different from alliteration?

Assonance repeats vowel sounds; alliteration repeats consonants.

They mean the same thing.

Assonance repeats endings; alliteration repeats rhymes.

Alliteration repeats vowels only.

Assonance = vowels; alliteration = consonants.

Explanation

Assonance = vowels; alliteration = consonants.

2. Which example shows assonance, not alliteration?

The bright light shines high.

Big brown bear

Singing sweet songs

Peter Piper picked peppers

It repeats the long i sound (“bright,” “light,” “high”).

Explanation

It repeats the long i sound (“bright,” “light,” “high”).

3. Assonance is a kind of internal rhyme.

True

False

It repeats sounds inside words, like rhyme inside a line.

Explanation

It repeats sounds inside words, like rhyme inside a line.

4. Alliteration can include vowel sounds.

True

False

It focuses on consonants.

Explanation

It focuses on consonants.

5. Which example shows both rhyme and assonance?

The rain in Spain

The cat ran fast

The wind blew hard

The light shone high

“Rain” and “Spain” rhyme and repeat the long a sound.

Explanation

“Rain” and “Spain” rhyme and repeat the long a sound.

6. Which sound repeats in “The green leaves gleam”?

Long a

Long e

Short i

Long o

“Green,” “leaves,” and “gleam” share the long e sound.

Explanation

“Green,” “leaves,” and “gleam” share the long e sound.

7. When writers repeat vowel sounds, it’s called ________.

When writers repeat vowel sounds in nearby words, the sound device is called assonance.

Explanation

When writers repeat vowel sounds in nearby words, the sound device is called assonance.

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8. Which is NOT an example of assonance?

The snow blows cold.

The frog hops on the log.

The tall cat sat.

The train flew through the rain.

The a sounds differ in “tall” and “cat”—no match.

Explanation

The a sounds differ in “tall” and “cat”—no match.

9. Which line shows alliteration, not assonance?

The bees buzzed busily.

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

The moon moves smoothly.

The bright night sky is high.

“Bees buzzed busily” repeats b consonants—an example of alliteration.

Explanation

“Bees buzzed busily” repeats b consonants—an example of alliteration.

10. Which line shows assonance for emphasis?

The light of the fire is bright.

The cat caught a mouse.

The boy opened the box.

The rain fell fast.

The long i sound repeats for effect.

Explanation

The long i sound repeats for effect.

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12. Assonance can happen even when the words don’t rhyme.

True

False

This is true because assonance repeats vowel sounds inside words, not just at the ends. Words can share vowel sounds even when they do not rhyme.

Explanation

This is true because assonance repeats vowel sounds inside words, not just at the ends. Words can share vowel sounds even when they do not rhyme.

13. Match each sound device with its example:

Assonance

Alliteration

Rhyme

Each sound device uses repetition in a different way. Assonance repeats vowel sounds (Long i). Alliteration repeats beginning consonant sounds (s). Rhyme repeats ending sounds (at).

Explanation

Each sound device uses repetition in a different way. Assonance repeats vowel sounds (Long i). Alliteration repeats beginning consonant sounds (s). Rhyme repeats ending sounds (at).

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