Poetry Terms

Poetry Terms

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of metaphors? Choose three.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The falling snowflakes are dancers.

• He is a walking dictionary.

• Cassie is as quiet as a mouse.

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Which of the following are examples of similes? Choose two.

• Life is like a box of chocolates.

• Larry looks like his twin brother, Louis.

• Love is a battlefield.

• Lizzy is as tough as nails.

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Which of the following are examples of personification? Choose three.

• My alarm clock yells at me to get out of bed.

• Time flies when you're having fun.

• The stairs groaned as we walked on them.

• The teenager's stomach was a bottomless pit.

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Which of the following are examples of idioms? Choose three.

• Her singing is like a cat dying.

• Why are you getting so bent out of shape?

• That assignment was a piece of cake.

• He's got a chip on his shoulder.

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Which of the following are examples of hyperboles? Choose two.

• Our plans for the day are up in the air.

• Jilly should really read between the lines.

• This is the worst day of my life.

• The man is as tall as a house.

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Which of the following are examples of onomatopoeia? Choose two.

• win

• crash

• the

• zap

Open Ended

Write your own example of alliteration.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of consonance?

• He stood on the road and cried.

• Try as I might, the kite did not fly.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of consonance?

• Go slow over the road.

• Mike likes his new bike.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of assonance?

• The zoo was amazing, especially the lizards and chimpanzees.

• This little light of mine, I‘m going to let it shine.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of assonance?

• The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

• The lawn thrived when it began to rain.