Poetic Literary Devices Quiz

Poetic Terms

• Allusion: A literary device that refers to a significant person, place, thing, or idea in culture, history, literature, or politics briefly and indirectly.
• Apostrophe: A literary device that addresses someone or something that is not present in the work.
• End rhyme: A type of rhyme that occurs in the last syllables of verses.
• Lyric poetry: A traditional poetry characterized by brevity, emotional intensity, and musical quality.
• Literary elements: Devices inherent in a literary text, such as characters, setting, conflict, plot, and theme.
• Literary techniques: Devices used deliberately by a writer to convey a particular meaning, such as dialogue.

Drama

• Definition: A literary work that tells a story through actions and dialogues, usually performed on stage.
• Elements:
  • Characters: Actors that set the scene and flow of the story.
  • Dialogues: Conversations between characters.
  • Plot: A series of events that take place.
  • Stage directions: Statements that tell actors how to look, move, and speak, and provide a description of the setting and mood.

Creative Nonfiction

• Definition: A major genre of literature that refers to narratives of real events told in a literary style.
• Subgenres:
  • Memoir: A narrowly focused account of a single event in a person's life.
  • Biography: A detailed account of a person's life written by another person.
  • Autobiography: A written account of a person's life written by the subject themselves.
  • Diary: A collection of discrete accounts of a person's experiences and thoughts each day.
  • Essay: A writing that features a personal comment or description of any subject.

Test your knowledge of poetic terms such as allusion, apostrophe, end rhyme, and lyric poetry with this quiz. Learn about various literary elements used in poetry.