Honors 9th grade Lit. - Poetic Devices Quiz

Read the line from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe. "To the moaning and the groaning of the bells." Which statement best describes the use of sound device in the line and the effect it produces?

The onomatopoeia suggests a desperate toll of the bells

Read the poem. School looms large, and I feel small I pause until the door swings wide I hoist my pack, step inside Adjust my cuffs, smooth my hair And wonder what I'm doing here. Which lines rhyme?

lines 2 and 3

Read this excerpt from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe. For every sound that floats From the rust within their throats Is a groan. Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

Poe uses rhyme, assonance, and onomatopoeia to create a mournful mood.

Throat is dry; weather's hot. I buy a can and pop the top. I lift the can to trembling lips, And find relief With one cool sip. How many stanzas does the poem contain?

2

Read the poem. Skimming the bottom In the company of toes, I observe the deep end Though nobody knows. In the depths, I am bold, On the surface-shy. My goggles transform me: An underwater spy. What is the poem's rhyme scheme?

abcb

Which of the following verbs completes the sentence correctly? Everyone at the party ______ now eating a delicious dinner of lasagna, bread sticks, and salad.

is

Which lines from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe contain onomatopoeia?

From the jingling and the tinkling of the bells To the rhyming and the chiming of the bells! How they tinkle, tinkle, tinkle,

Which of the following sentences has an error is subject - verb agreement?

Manuel can't go on a trip this fall because twenty-five dollars aren't enough to buy gas for the trip.

Read this excerpt from "The Bells " by Edgar Allan Poe. In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

Poe uses onomatopoeia and rhyme to create a mood of panic.

Read this excerpt from "The Bells (Links to an external site.)" by Edgar Allan Poe. How it swells! How it dwells On the Future! how it tells Of the rapture that impels Which statement best describes how Poe creates mood in the excerpt?

Poe uses rhyme to create an optimistic mood.

Read the poem. The lights dim and quiet descends, Hushed whispers are barely heard As silence surrounds Until the movie ends. How does the alliteration in the poem reinforce the meaning of the poem?

silence surrounds-- it reinforces the quietness needed in a movie theater

Read the excerpt from "Sea Fever " by John Masefield. And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over. Which sound device is most notable in this excerpt?

assonance