Figures of Speech and Poetry Techniques

What is a stanza?

• a group of lines in a poem

• the words in a line of a poem

• a word to represent a sound

• the same word over and over

What is Alliteration?

• an overexageration

• giving human traits to nonhumans

• several words begin with the same sound within the same line or phrase

• comparing two things using like or as

John just jumped past Jake.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

What is a metaphor?

• an overexaggeration

• comparing two things without using like or as

• a word representing a noise

• comparing two things using like or as

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• The crash of the dishes sent her packing!

• My sister eats like a horse!

• My hands were ice cubes when I came inside.

• The cat smiled at me as he stole my chair.

What is a simile?

• giving human traits to nonhumans

• comparing two things using like or as

• an overexaggeration

• comparing two things without using like or as

Which of the following is a simile?

• Her eyes were as black as the night sky.

• My brother is a pig!

• The dog laughed as the cat fell out of the tree.

• Ding! The timer went off, letting me know the cake was ready.

What is onomatopoeia?

• words for sounds

• human characteristics given to non-humans

• an obvious exaggeration

• a comparison

Identify onomatopoeia.

• Peter's piglet pranced prigigishly

• As snug as a bug in a rug

• The sun glared down at me from the sky

• Pop, bang, whiz

What is personification?

• comparing two things using like or as

• giving human traits to non-humans

• comparing two things without using like or as

• an obvious exaggeration