P5 Poetry Devices

Alliteration is when words end with the same sound.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Alliteration is used by poets because...

• It is easy to read.

• It is difficult to read.

• It makes the poem sound good.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which is an example of alliteration?

• Ross has fish in his nets.

• Ted throws the thick thread.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is a simile?

• It describes a noun using 'like' or 'as'.

• It describes a noun using 'is'.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is an example of a simile? (You may choose more than one answer)

• I am as fast as a cheetah.

• Her pet cat is a cheetah.

• Her pet cat is like a cheetah.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is a metaphor?

• It describes something as an opposite.

• It describes something as something else.

• It describes something that is the same.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which is an example of a metaphor?

• My sister likes ice-cream.

• My mum is as wise as an owl.

• My dad is a super hero.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D