Figures of Speech Quiz

Written by Nick Deremiah, student in EN 130
This quiz will test your knowledge of figures of speech as outlined in chapeter five of Michael Meyer's Poetry; An Introduction.

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1. Poetry is thought under the pressure of-

2. The poet's attitude towards the poem-

3. "A fad is in one era out the other" is a what?

synecdoche
pun
quib
metonymy

4 . An apostrophe is an address to someone who is absent or something nonhuman.

true
false

5. A simile may make use of these terms (Check all that apply).

like
as
but
although

6. Which of the following are oxymorons? (Check all that apply).

plastic silverware
jumbo shrimp
lazy sloth
sweet sorrow

7. The epic poems of Homer are known for their use of which type of metaphors?

8. Which of the following is and example of synecdoche?

9. Define metonymy.

10. Define hyperbole.

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1. Poetry is thought under the pressure of-
2. The poet's attitude towards the poem-

Figures of Speech Quiz

Written by Nick Deremiah, student in EN 130This quiz will test your knowledge of figures of speech as outlined in chapeter five of Michael Meyer's Poetry; An Introduction.

Full Name:

E-mail address:

1. Poetry is thought under the pressure of-

2. The poet's attitude towards the poem-

3. "A fad is in one era out the other" is a what?

4 . An apostrophe is an address to someone who is absent or something nonhuman.

5. A simile may make use of these terms (Check all that apply).

6. Which of the following are oxymorons? (Check all that apply).

7. The epic poems of Homer are known for their use of which type of metaphors?

8. Which of the following is and example of synecdoche?

9. Define metonymy.

10. Define hyperbole.

Written by Nick Deremiah, student in EN 130
This quiz will test your knowledge of figures of speech as outlined in chapeter five of Michael Meyer's Poetry; An Introduction.