Poetic Devices

"like a raisin in the sun" is an example of

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration
• personification

"Life is a broken-winged bird" is an example of

• metaphor
• simile
• onomotopoia
• hyperbole

Which of the following lines of poetry shows alliteration?

• Hold fast to dreams
• Or does it explode?
• That cannot fly.
• like a syrupy sweet?

The 'o' sounds in 'Frozen' and 'snow' (in the line "Frozen with snow") are pronounced the same.  They also rhyme with the 'o' sounds in 'Hold,' 'For,' and 'go.'  That is an example of 

• alliteration
• assonance
• consonance
• onomotopoia

The 'f' sound that is repeated in 'fast,' 'For,' 'Life,' 'field,' and 'Frozen' is an example of....

• alliteration
• assonance
• consonance
• repetition

The rhyme scheme of "Dreams" is

• abcb aded
• abcb adad
• abab cdcd
• abcb eded

The angry tone "A Dream Deferred" is communicated through all of the following devices EXCEPT:

• alliteration
• imagery
• rhyme scheme
• extended metaphor

Compared to the first poem, the tone of the second poem "Dreams" is more

• angry
• excited
• determined
• hopeless

The main idea of "A Dream Deferred" is ....

• You should be patient in waiting for your dreams.
• Dreams are impossible to achieve.
• Life without dreams is unbearable.
• Dreams are dangerous.

The main idea of "Dreams" is ....

• You should be patient in waiting for your dreams.
• Dreams are impossible to achieve.
• Life without dreams is unbearable.
• Dreams are dangerous.