Poetry Sound Devices Quiz
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What term describes the repetition of identical sounds at the end of lines in poetry?

  • Rhyme (correct)
  • Assonance
  • Onomatopoeia
  • Euphony

    • What is the purpose of sound devices in poetry?

  • To eliminate the need for visual imagery
  • To reinforce meaning and highlight mood and tone (correct)
  • To create complex narratives that are hard to follow
  • To replace the need for figurative language

    • Which type of rhyme shares the same final consonant sounds but has different initial sounds?

  • Near rhyme
  • Full rhyme
  • Sight rhyme
  • Slant or half rhyme (correct)

    • Which term refers to the repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the end of words?

    <p>Consonance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary device is used to create a pleasant auditory experience through the use of alliteration, rhyme, and assonance?

    <p>Euphony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using repetition in poetry?

    <p>To create emphasis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does cacophony function in a literary context?

    <p>It uses jarring, unpleasant sounds to convey disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of onomatopoeia?

    <p>The clang of the pots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is assonance in poetry?

    <p>Repetition of vowel sounds that form internal rhymes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the defining characteristic of sight rhyme?

    <p>They are spelled similarly but pronounced differently</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

    <p>Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do poets need to arrange words properly?

    <p>To express ideas clearly and provoke deep thoughts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does figurative language enhance a literary work?

    <p>By enriching themes and concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an analogy?

    <p>A teacher is like a gardener, nurturing growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sound device aims to encourage visual imagery in poetry?

    <p>Alliteration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What emotion is often conveyed through the use of cacophony?

    <p>Disorder and chaos</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a cliché?

    <p>A phrase that used to be catchy but has lost its impact</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes connotation?

    <p>The emotional or suggestive meaning of a word</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of euphemism?

    <p>She kicked the bucket</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Identify the literary device in the phrase 'Time is a thief.'

    <p>Metaphor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does hyperbole mean?

    <p>A gross exaggeration for effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does characterization aim to achieve in a narrative?

    <p>To describe the characters in a detailed manner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement exemplifies personification?

    <p>The stars danced in the night sky.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of conflict is exemplified by Frodo's struggle with his decisions in 'The Lord of the Rings'?

    <p>Man vs.Himself</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of conflict is represented by the situation between Gollum and Bilbo in 'The Hobbit'?

    <p>Man vs.Man</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What best defines oxymoron?

    <p>A contradiction in terms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the excerpt regarding the drowned man, what did the children initially mistake the object for?

    <p>A ship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of these examples illustrates metonymy?

    <p>The pen is mightier than the sword.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of Man vs.Nature conflict as mentioned in the content?

    <p>Noah's struggle against the great flood</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'point of view' symbolize in a narrative?

    <p>The perspective from which the story is told</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following does not represent a type of conflict mentioned in the content?

    <p>Man vs.Fate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which point of view uses the pronoun 'I'?

    <p>First person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which description best illustrates the setting in the provided excerpt?

    <p>A desolate beach at low tide</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of the third-person objective point of view?

    <p>The narrator presents an unbiased perspective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which point of view does the narrator talk directly to the reader?

    <p>Second person</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'setting' not typically include?

    <p>Characters' thoughts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the theme of a story?

    <p>The central idea and purpose of the narrative</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary technique interrupts the present action to introduce a past event?

    <p>Flashback</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the third-person omniscient point of view characterized?

    <p>The narrator can share any character's thoughts and feelings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Hills Like White Elephants,’ how does the setting function?

    <p>As a representation of the characters' psychological states</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which literary technique involves using a part to refer to the whole?

    <p>Synecdoche</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a dove typically symbolize in literature?

    <p>Peace</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of an allusion in literature?

    <p>To reference another work or event</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does an allegory differ from a simple story?

    <p>It narratively represents real-world issues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'dichotomy' refer to in literary analysis?

    <p>A division into two sharply opposed concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique places characters or ideas side by side for comparison?

    <p>Juxtaposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'climax' in a plot represent?

    <p>The highest point of tension in the story</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is 'atmosphere' created in prose?

    <p>By using descriptions and setting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Learning Objectives

    • Students will critically analyze and creatively apply knowledge of sound devices, figurative language, literary techniques, and literary elements in prose to appreciate 21st-century literary texts.

    Contents

    • Sound Devices
    • Figurative Language
    • Other Literary Techniques
    • Literary Elements in Prose

    Introduction

    • Poets' tools are limited to words to express ideas and emotions.
    • Words must sound right to the listener.
    • Words must have clear and thought-provoking meaning.
    • Words must be arranged in an easy-to-follow way to assist the reader.
    • Words should encourage deep thoughts or emotions while appearing simple and self-contained.

    Literary Devices/Techniques

    • These add meaning or create a more captivating story or poem.

    Sound Devices

    • Reinforce the meaning of poetry.
    • Help form visual images and highlight the mood and tone of poetry.

    Alliteration

    • Repetition of similar sounds (consonants or vowels) at the beginning of closely spaced words.
      • Examples: Peter Piper, barbarians broke, Suffering Stan.

    Assonance

    • Repetition of vowel sounds that form internal rhymes in a line.
      • Examples: dapper lad chatted, Faye's days, go slow over.

    Consonance

    • Repetition of consonant sounds, usually at the end of words.
      • Examples: All's well, wash the leash, keep Ash.

    Cacophony

    • Use of jarring, unpleasant sounds, usually harsh because the sounds do not go together.
    • Meant to convey disorder.
      • Example: "Twas brillig, and the slithy toves…."

    Euphony

    • Use of devices like alliteration, rhyme, and assonance to create a pleasant experience for the ear.
      • Example: "Than Oars divide the Ocean, / Too silver for a seam.. "

    Onomatopoeia

    • Words that imitate natural sounds.
      • Examples: clang, howled, zoom, sizzled.

    Repetition

    • Purposeful reuse of words or phrases to create emphasis or convey a particular effect.
      • Example: "In every cry of every man…"

    Rhyme

    • Repetition of identical or similar sounds.
    • Often at the end of lines.
      • Types: full rhymes, slant/half rhymes, near rhymes, and sight rhymes.

    Figurative Language

    • Also known as Figures of Speech, used to make literary works more interesting.
    • Enriches the text to further elevate themes and concepts.

    Analogy

    • Comparison that presents similarities between two concepts or ideas.
      • Example: A teacher is like a gardener.

    Cliché

    • Word, phrase, sentence, or text that was once considered clever but is now overused.
    • Avoid clichés in writing.
      • Examples: time heals all wounds, better late than never.

    Connotation

    • Secondary or suggestive meaning of a word, not the literal dictionary definition.
      • Examples: green home, green products, green living.

    Denotation

    • Literal meaning of a word, the dictionary definition.
      • Examples: house, home, residence, abode, dwelling.

    Euphemism

    • Substituting a harsh or blunt description with a milder one.
      • Example: "She is with our Creator now."

    Hyperbole

    • Gross exaggeration used for humor or emphasis.
      • Example: "I was dying of boredom."

    Metaphor

    • Comparison between two unlike objects without using "like" or "as".
      • Examples: Time is a thief, the world is a stage, his mind is a sponge.

    Metonymy

    • Using a word or phrase to substitute another closely associated with it.
      • Examples: Malacañang Palace representing the President, the crown, an heir.

    Oxymoron

    • Combination of two seemingly opposite or contradictory ideas.
      • Examples: complete break, dirty white, tuck out.

    Paradox

    • Assertion that seems contradictory but reveals some truth.
      • Example: "I must be cruel to be kind."

    Personification

    • Giving human attributes to animals, objects, or abstract ideas.
      • Examples: flowers bathe in sunlight, grass reached for the sky, the sun smiled.

    Simile

    • Comparison between two things using "like" or "as."
      • Examples: desert as dry as a bone, temper like an uncontrollable storm

    Synecdoche

    • Using a part to represent the whole or vice versa.
      • Examples: I brought my wheels (car), how many heads are coming? (people)

    Symbolism

    • When a simple object, event, animal, or person represents a deeper meaning or significance.
      • Examples: dove and peace, red rose and love, skull and danger.

    Other Literary Techniques

    • Allusion: passing reference, without explicit identification to another work, person, place, or event.

      • Example: "Math is my Waterloo"

    • Allegory: narrative where characters, actions, and sometimes setting represent something in the current situation.

      • Example: Rizal's El Filibusterismo.

    • Dichotomy: Division into two opposing or very different parts that show clear contrast.

      • Example: good versus evil

    • Juxtaposition: Placing two or more things side by side to create comparison and contrast.

      • Example: "Reality vs Expectation Memes"

    Literary Elements in Prose

    • Plot: sequence of events in a story, often chronological.

      • Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution/Denouement

    • Atmosphere: Creation of a mood or feeling through descriptions and settings.

      • Example: descriptions in "The Bread of Salt."

    • Characterization: How the author describes the character, either directly or indirectly through action.

      • Example: descriptions of the drowned man.

    • Conflict: Problem or challenge faced by characters in a story.

      • Types: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Himself

    • Point of View: Perspective from which the story is told.

      • First Person, Second Person, Third-Person Objective, Third-Person Omniscient

    • Setting: Time and place of a story; can include social, political, and cultural environment.

      • Example: Hemingway's "Hills Like White Elephants."

    • Theme: Central idea or message of a story.

      • Example: Absurdity of human life in Beckett's "Waiting for Godot"

    Additional Literary Devices

    • Flashback: Scene or passage interrupting the present to show a past event.
    • Foreshadowing: Clues or hints suggesting a future event in the story.

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