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Poetic Devices and Figurative Language

Authored by Monica Roy

English

7th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 798+ times

Poetic Devices and Figurative Language
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Repetition of initial consonant sounds: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”

assonance

consonance

alliteration

onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Words that show sound: Snap! Crackle! Pop!

alliteration

onomatopoeia

rhyme

repeition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Repeating a word, phrase, or line for emphasis.

rhyme

repetition

meter

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Words that end in the same sound have this trait: The fairy named Mary was known for being merry - and hairy!

repetition

rhyme

meter

alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Stating one thing is another to create a comparison: “He’s a sly fox.”

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Use of the word like or as to create a comparison between two things: “My love is like a red, red rose that’s newly sprung in June” (Robert Burns).

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Giving an object human traits or characteristics, often to create imagery: The daisies danced in the breeze.

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

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