Recognizing Sound Devices in Poetry
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1.
Harsh or unpleasant combination of sounds:
- deficiency
- admonishing
- dissonance
- iridescent
2.
Which of the following is NOT an example of assonance?
- Desire is what lights our fire.
- Joe told me to go and mow the yard.
- He went here and there and everywhere.
- Tom told the tiger to sit.
3.
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain," is an example of which figurative language device?
- consonance
- simile
- imagery
- onomatopoeia
4.
What is the meaning of the word CACOPHONY?
- feeling or showing sorrow and remorse fo a sin or shortcoming
- the scientific study of elections
- to make a payment or contribution of money
- harsh or discordant sound: dissonance; specifically: harshness in the sound of words or phrases
5.
Alliteration is the repetition of a sound, used for poetic effect.
- True
- False
6.
The following sentence is an example of what figurative device?
"The snake hissed when the dog walked near it."
"The snake hissed when the dog walked near it."
- simile
- alliteration
- onomatopoeia
- metaphor
7.
In poetry, repetition is the recurrence of the same:
- word only
- phrase only
- sound only
- word, phrase or sound
8.
Which sentence listed is an example of assonance?
- I sipped the rim with a palatable lip.
- Go catch the dog!
- May I have a cupcake?
- Some days are better than others.
9.
Get it? Got it. Good!
This is an example of:
This is an example of:
- hyperbole
- simile
- alliteration
- assonance
10.
Which of the following lines contains an example of internal rhyme?
- There's a Polar Bear
- He likes it 'cause it's cold in there
- With his seat in the meat
- And his face in the fish
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