Poetry Devices Practice

Poetry Devices Practice

By Summer Davis

Multiple Choice

Click the sound device that best fits the example given below.

“I was awoken suddenly by the ruff of my dog.”

• Alliteration - a series of words that begin with the same consonant

• Assonance - a series of words that repeat the same vowel sound

• Onomatopoeia - a word that imitates the natural sound of an object.

• Repetition - the same word or phrase is repeated several times.

Multiple Choice

Click the sound device that best fits the example given below.

“Let it go, let it go, let it go.”

• Alliteration - a series of words that begin with the same consonant

• Assonance - a series of words that repeat the same vowel sound

• Onomatopoeia - a word that imitates the natural sound of an object.

• Repetition - the same word or phrase is repeated several times.

Multiple Choice

Click the sound device that best fits the example given below.

“Dora danced down the dark hallway.”

• Alliteration - a series of words that begin with the same consonant

• Assonance - a series of words that repeat the same vowel sound

• Onomatopoeia - a word that imitates the natural sound of an object.

• Repetition - the same word or phrase is repeated several times.

Multiple Choice

Click the sound device that best fits the example given below.

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

• Alliteration - a series of words that begin with the same consonant

• Assonance - a series of words that repeat the same vowel sound

• Onomatopoeia - a word that imitates the natural sound of an object.

• Repetition - the same word or phrase is repeated several times.

Multiple Choice

For each word given below, indicate if the word has a positive or negative commotation.

"Odor"

• Positive Connotation

• Negative Connotation

Multiple Choice

For each word given below, indicate if the word has a positive or negative commotation.

"Youthful"

• Positive Connotation

• Negative Connotation

Multiple Choice

For each word given below, indicate if the word has a positive or negative commotation.

"Criminal"

• Positive Connotation

• Negative Connotation

Multiple Choice

For each word given below, indicate if the word has a positive or negative commotation.

"Smart"

• Positive Connotation

• Negative Connotation

Multiple Choice

What figurative language device best fits the example below.

“Life is a rollercoaster.”

• Simile - a comparison using like or as

• Metaphor - a direct comparison and does not use the words like or as.

• Personification - when you give an inanimate object human traits or qualities.

• Hyperbole - an exaggeration of the truth.

• Oxymoron - when words mean the opposite and is placed together for effect.

Multiple Choice

What figurative language device best fits the example below.

“The moon smiled at us, guiding us through the woods.”

• Simile - a comparison using like or as

• Metaphor - a direct comparison and does not use the words like or as.

• Personification - when you give an inanimate object human traits or qualities.

• Hyperbole - an exaggeration of the truth.

• Oxymoron - when words mean the opposite and is placed together for effect.

Multiple Choice

What figurative language device best fits the example below.

“My friend is as cunning as a fox.”

• Simile - a comparison using like or as

• Metaphor - a direct comparison and does not use the words like or as.

• Personification - when you give an inanimate object human traits or qualities.

• Hyperbole - an exaggeration of the truth.

• Oxymoron - when words mean the opposite and is placed together for effect.

Multiple Choice

What figurative language device best fits the example below.

‘“Man, I’m so hungry,” Beau groaned to his friend. “I could eat a horse!’

• Simile - a comparison using like or as

• Metaphor - a direct comparison and does not use the words like or as.

• Personification - when you give an inanimate object human traits or qualities.

• Hyperbole - an exaggeration of the truth.

• Oxymoron - when words mean the opposite and is placed together for effect.

Multiple Choice

What figurative language device best fits the example below.

“There is a real love, hate relationship developing between the two of them.”

• Simile - a comparison using like or as

• Metaphor - a direct comparison and does not use the words like or as.

• Personification - when you give an inanimate object human traits or qualities.

• Hyperbole - an exaggeration of the truth.

• Oxymoron - when words mean the opposite and is placed together for effect.