1) What is a metaphor? a) A meeting of four people. b) A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two unrelated things by stating one is the other, without using "like" or "as c) A kind of rhyme scheme. d) An exaggeration for effect. e) A repetition of consonant sounds. f) To create a pause. 2) What is a simile? a) A type of rhyme. b) A repeated consonant sound. c) A comparison using "like" or "as". d) A word that imitates a sound. 3) Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia? a) "The wind was a ghost" b) “Boom! The thunder crashed" c) “Bright brown branches" d) "Like a tiger, she pounced" 4) What does the term 'stanza' refer to? a) A sentence in a poem. b) A paragraph in a novel. c) A group of lines in a poem. d) A single word in a poem. 5) What is personification? a) Giving human qualities to non-human things. b) Comparing two things using "as". c) Naming a person in a poem. d) Describing a person's appearance. 6) Which poetic device is used in the phrase "whispering winds"? a) Simile b) Alliteration c) Hyperbole d) Rhyme 7) What is a rhyme scheme? a) A plan for the storyline b) A pattern of rhymes at the end of lines c) A list of poetic techniques d) The number of stanzas 8) What is the effect of repetition in poetry? a) It confuses the reader b) It fills space c) It creates emphasis or rhythm d) It shortens the poem 9) What is imagery? a) It is the use of vivid and descriptive language that appeals to the five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—to help the reader create mental pictures and feel emotions. b) It is a poetic device where human qualities or actions are given to non-human things, such as animals, objects, or ideas. c) It is a group of lines in a poem, separated from other groups by a space—kind of like a paragraph in prose writing d) It is an image created by capturing light, usually with a camera, to show what something or someone looks like at a specific moment in time. 10) What is the following an example of? "The golden sun spilled across the quiet meadow, warming the dew-covered grass." a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Imagery d) Hyperbole

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