Elements of Poetry

Front

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as"? Options: Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Hyperbole

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Simile

Front

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another? Options: Hyperbole, Alliteration, Metaphor, Simile

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Metaphor

Front

What structure is poetry written in? Options: Sentences & paragraphs, Sentences & stanzas, Lines & paragraphs, Lines & stanzas

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Lines & stanzas

Front

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

Back

stanza

Front

What is the narrator of a poem called?

Back

Speaker

Front

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"
Options: Simile, Refrain, Personification, Metaphor

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Metaphor

Front

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"
Options: Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, Personification

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Simile

Front

EX: I have a ton of chores to do when I get home.

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hyperbole

Front

Rhyme

Back

The repetition of an ending sound.

Front

alliteration

Back

The repetition of a beginning letter sound.