Literary Terms Quiz

1. The repetition of initial sounds at the beginning of two or more words is called _________________________________________ 2. The repetition of vowel sounds within words is called ______________________. 3. Two rhyming lines, usually having the same meter is called a

________________________________________ 4. A picturesque use of words which makes the poets meaning more vivid is called ________________________________________ 5. Poetry without a regular meter and is usually unrhymed is called _________________________________________ 6. An exaggeration or extravagant statement used as a figure of speech is called a ________________________________________ 7. A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as is called a ________________________________________ 8. Words which imitate the sound they name such as buzz, boom, or rumble is called ____________________________________ 9. Rhyme occurring at the ends of the lines is called __________________________ 10. The way in which a poet arranges rhymes is called _________________________

Word Bank
end rhyme free verse figurative language hyperbole couplet rhyme assonance pun

alliteration

internal rhyme

personification symbolism simile

onomatopoeia sibilance

metaphor

imagery rhyme scheme

eye rhyme