Test II Matching type

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Alliteration assonance personification onomatopoeia

Metaphor simile irony hyperbole oxymoron

11. A description word that compares one thing to another without using like or as.

12. "Sally sells sea shells by the seashore" is an example of?

13. The repetition of vowel sounds.

14. The comparison that uses the word “like” or “as”

15. Giving human quality to something unhuman

16. The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for
humorous or emphatic effect.

17. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

18. The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle ) .

19. A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith
unfaithful kept him falsely true ).

20. buzz buzz, clang clang, whoosh whoosh is an example of?

Test III ENUMERATION

21. Refers to the arrangement of words and lines to fit together and the organization of the parts to
form the whole.

22. Refers to the group of words in a poem.

23. Refers to the group of lines or verses

24. This is the result of the creative combination of sounds

25. Refers to the ordered alternation of strong and weak elements in the flow of sound and silence

26. Refers to the duration, stress, or number of syllabus per line.

27.Arrangement of lines in a stanza or in the whole poem.

28. This is revealed through the words, images, and symbols.

29. Refers to the denotative and connotative meaning

30. Creative uses of words or expressions to enhance the sense impression

Answer key
11. metaphor 26.meter
12. alliteration 27.Rhyme scheme
13. assonance 28. Sense
14. simile 29. Diction
15. personification 30. Figures of speech
16. irony
17. hyperbole
18. onomatopoeia

19. oxymoron

20. onomatopoeia

21. Form

22.Line/Verses

23. stanza

24. sound

25. rhythm