English Poetry Mcqs for Educators

1. A pattern of accented and unaccented syllables in lines of poetry

1. rhyme scheme
2. meter
3. alliteration

2. The repetition of similar ending sounds

1. alliteration
2. onomatopoiea
3. rhyme

3. Applying human qualities to non-human things

1. personification
2. onomatopoeia
3. alliteration

4. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds

1. rhyme
2. onomatopoeia
3. alliteration

5. A comparison of unlike things without using a word of comparison such as like or as

1. metaphor
2. simile
3. personification

6. The comparison of unlike things using the words like or as

1. metaphor
2. simile
3. personification

7. Using words or letters to imitate sounds

1. alliteration
2. simile
3. onomatopoeia

8. a description that appeals to one of the five senses

1. imagery
2. personification
3. metaphor

9. A poem that tells a story with plot, setting, and characters

1. lyric
2. free verse
3. narrative

10. A poem with no meter or rhyme

1. lyric
2. free verse
3. narrative

11. A poem that generally has meter and rhyme

1. lyric
2. free verse
3. narrative