1) What is alliteration? a) A phrase in which two words of opposite meanings are put together for effect b) When something is compared to something else using the words 'like' or 'as'. c) The use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a sentence 2) What is a metaphor? a) To describe somebody or something using a word or phrase that is not meant literally b) A phrase in which two words of opposite meanings are put together for effect c) The use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a sentence 3) The occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of words a) Simile b) Rhyme c) Metaphor d) Personification 4) What is a simile? a) When something is compared to something else using the words 'like' or 'as'. b) Words that sound alike c) The use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a sentence 5) What is onomatopoeia? a) To describe somebody or something using a word or phrase that is not meant literally b) The use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words in a sentence c) A tyoe of word that sounds the same as the word it is describing 6) What is repetition? a) Where a non-human object is given human traits. b) Words that are repeated in the same phrase or sentence to create an effect c) Words that begin with the same letter 7) What is personification? a) A human b) A poetic technique c) Where a non-human thing is given a human trait 8) A Japanese poem with a 5,7,5 syllable rhyme scheme. a) Shape b) Haiku c) Kennings d) Imagery 9) What is a hyperbole? a) Exaggerating something for literary purposes which is not meant to be taken literally. b) Words that begin with the same letter c) A tyoe of word that sounds the same as the word it is describing 10) What is a stanza? a) A verse in a poem b) A phrase in which two words of opposite meanings are put together for effect c) Words that are repeated in the same phrase or sentence to create an effect

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