Poetic Devices

What is an over-exaggeration?

• imagery

• personification

• anaphora

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Imagery is

• a direct comparison to of 2 things

• figurative language

• vivid, descriptive language that appeals to at least 2 of the five senses

• A way for you to see something in your mind's eye

Which is an example of simile?

• The runner crossed the finish line as if she were a peacock, overconfident and flashy.

• The runner was a hawk flying past her opponents and scaring her prey.

What is a representation of an abstract concept or idea with an object or character?

• Metaphor

• Symbolism

• Paradox

• Allusion

Which of these is the repetition of vowel sounds within words close to each other?

• Alliteration

• Assonance

• Consonance

"Buzzzzzz" is an example of which poetic device?

• Repetition

• Allegory

• Assonance

• Onomatopoeia

What is a stanza?

• the pattern of end rhyme

• a group of lines in poetry

• repetition of sentence structure

• a rhyme scheme

What is a question that is not expected to be answered, used for rhetorical effects to emphasize a point?

• Rhetorical Question

• Juxtaposition

• Irony

• Allusion

What is poetic license?

• A license that allows poems to be created

• the freedom of speech

• the freedom for writers to do whatever they want with language in order to produce a desired effect

• memes

Which of these are considered figurative language?

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Symbolism