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11. Which sound device involves repeating similar sounds at the ends of lines?
a. Alliteration
b. Onomatopoeia
c. Rhyme
d. Assonance
c. Rhyme
3. In the line "I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space," what type of figurative language is used?
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Alliteration
D. Metaphor
D. Metaphor
2. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
A. The moon is looking at us
B. He is a lion
C. She is as tall as a palm tree
D. The sky is crying
C. She is as tall as a palm tree
5. What is the main purpose of sound devices in poetry?
A. To make the poem longer
B. To create a musical effect
C. To confuse the reader
D. To explain the poem's meaning
B. To create a musical effect
8. What does it mean to paraphrase a poem?
a. To memorize the poem word for word
b. To rewrite the poem in a different language
c. To restate the poem in different words to clarify its meaning
d. To analyze the rhyme scheme of the poem
c. To restate the poem in different words to clarify its meaning
10. What is personification in poetry?
a. Giving human attributes to non-human things
b. Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
c. Repeating the same sound at the beginning of words
d. Using words that imitate sounds
a. Giving human attributes to non-human things
6. Which of the following is an example of personification?
A. "Betty Botter bought some butter"
B. "The sky is crying"
C. "He is strong like a lion"
D. "Twinkle, twinkle, little star"
B. "The sky is crying"
1. What is figurative language in poetry?
A. Language that only uses literal meanings
B. Language that creates images in our minds
C. Language that always rhymes
D. Language that uses only simple words
B. Language that creates images in our minds
9. Which of the following is an example of a simile?
a. The sky was on fire during sunset
b. Her voice is music to my ears
c. The stars winked at us from above
d. Her smile is like sunshine on a cloudy day
d. Her smile is like sunshine on a cloudy day
4. What is alliteration?
A. When two things are compared using "like" or "as"
B. When human characteristics are given to non-human objects
C. When two or more words in a line begin with the same sound
D. When sentences have the same ending sound on different lines
C. When two or more words in a line begin with the same sound
7. What is the definition of a poem?
a. A piece of writing with words arranged in separate lines
b. A story with a beginning, middle, and end
c. A collection of random words and phrases
d. A factual report about a specific topic
a. A piece of writing with words arranged in separate lines