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poetic devices

Authored by Margaret Reddington

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

poetic devices
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

You're a monster, Mr. Grinch.  Your heart's an empty hole.
It came without packages, boxes or bags!
Roast beast is a feast I can't stand in the least!
It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

alliteration

personification

repetition

meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Comparing one thing to another without using "like" or "as".

simile

metaphor

alliteration

blank verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

She was as wise as an owl.

metaphor

rhyme

meter

simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The use of sensory details that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

imagery

onomatopoeia

meter

figurative language

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Sounds, words, or phrases used again and again.

refrain

repetition

alliteration

meter

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify which poetic device is used below:
He was as strong as an ox.

Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Refrain

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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