Poetry quiz

Question 1

Simile

Answer 1

the comparison of unlike things by using like or as

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

the comparison between unlike things

Question 3

Personification

Answer 3

gives human traits to things that are not human

Question 4

Metonymy

Answer 4

substitutes one word for another closely associated with it.
ex. “The kettle is boiling” - the kettle isn’t boiling the water is
“pen is mightier than the sword” - the pen writing is what is said to be mightier than the sword not the actual pen itself

Question 5

Synecdoche

Answer 5

substitutes a part for the whole or the whole for a part.
ex. if we talk about hired hands, we really mean laborers
if we take a head count, we are really counting people
if we say “North Caroline defeats Kentucky”, we are really saying “The basketball team of North Caroline defeats the basketball team of Kentucky”

Question 6

Understandment

Answer 6

the opposite of hyperbole may also be used for emphasis
ex. this dessert isn’t bad at all! - it’s excellent
after staying awake for 36 hours, I was a little tired - I was exhausted

Question 7

Understatement

Answer 7

the opposite of hyperbole may also be used for emphasis
ex. this dessert isn’t bad at all! - it’s excellent
after staying awake for 36 hours, I was a little tired - I was exhausted

Question 8

Irony

Answer 8

intentionally using words to say one thing and imply something quite the opposite.
- sarcasm