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Poetry!

Authored by Ms. Cosentino

English

4th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word "like" or "as"

metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a figure of speech in which nonhuman things or abstract ideas are given human attributes: the sky is crying; dead leaves dances in the wind

simile
metaphor
personification
alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the occurrence of the same or similar sounds at the end of two or more words: cat/hat; observe/deserve 

hyperbole
metaphor
rhyme
simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. Examples are: clippety-clop; zing; splat

alliteration
simile
personification
onomatopoiea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a figure of speech in which deliberate exaggeration is used for emphasis. Many expressions are examples: tons of money; waiting for ages

alliteration
hyperbole
onomatopoeia
simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the repetition of the same sound or similar sounds at the beginning of words; Some famous examples are tongue twisters such as: Betty Botter bought some butter

alliteration
onomatopoiea
rhyme
metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually  by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected.  Examples are: the world is a stage; a sea of troubles

simile
rhyme
personification
metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

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