Poetic Devices Review

Front

What is an exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally?

Back

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Which poetic device involves giving human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What term describes a phrase or sentence in which the arrangement of words creates a rhythm or beat?

Back

Meter

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

What is a direct comparison between two things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words?

Back

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the use of words that imitate sounds?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art?

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words?

Back

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is the use of contrasting ideas in a balanced way?

Back

Antithesis

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5