A Poet's Toolbox Quiz

11 Questions | By Abhowar | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Total Attempts: 65

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1.

This occurs when a poet uses a sequence of words that have the same vowel sound. Example: "Strips of tinfoil winking like people" (Sylvia Plath, "The Bee Meeting")
- A.
  
  Repetition
- B.
  
  Assonance
- C.
  
  Onomatopoeia
2.

When a poet repeats words or phrases to create a rhythm or set a mood. Example: The water dripped, dripped, dripped from the leaky faucet.
- A.
  
  Assonance
- B.
  
  Rhythm
- C.
  
  Repetition
3.

When the poet chooses words whose sounds make you think of their meanings. Example: meow, woof, zap, bang, pow, buzz, thump, quack, yuck, boom, beep
- A.
  
  Onomatopoeia
- B.
  
  Consonance
- C.
  
  Aliteration
4.

When a poet uses words that rhyme at the ends of two or more lines of poetry. Example: The girl walked down the street She was looking for something to eat.
- A.
  
  Repetition
- B.
  
  Consonance
- C.
  
  End Rhyme
5.

When a poet uses words that have the same consonant sound anywhere whithin the words. Example: 'First and last,' 'odds and ends,' 'short and sweet,' 'a stroke of luck,' or Shakespeare's 'struts and frets'
- A.
  
  Repetition
- B.
  
  Consonance
- C.
  
  End Rhyme
6.

This occurs when the poet uses a sequence of words that begin with the same letter or consonant sound. Example: The slithery snake sneaked stealthily.
- A.
  
  Aliteration
- B.
  
  Consonance
- C.
  
  Onomatopoeia
7.

The way a poem moves from one idea to the next. In many poems (but not all), words are arranged in patterns of accented and unaccented syllables. Example: Roses are red Violets are blue
- A.
  
  Rhythm
- B.
  
  Repetition
- C.
  
  Assonance
8.

This compares one thing to something unlike it using like or as. Example: Coat hooks hold winter hats like bare branches hold old nexts.
- A.
  
  Metaphor
- B.
  
  Simile
- C.
  
  Personification
9.

This makes a comparison in which something not human is described with human qualities. Example: My eggs stared back like sick eyes.
- A.
  
  Simile
- B.
  
  Hyperbole
- C.
  
  Personification
10.

This makes a comparison without using like or as. Example: The street is my heart.
- A.
  
  Metaphor
- B.
  
  Simile
- C.
  
  Personification
11.

This makes exaggerated comparisons for effect. Sometimes these are funny. Example: It was so hot we fried.
- A.
  
  Personification
- B.
  
  Hyperbole
- C.
  
  Metaphor