Poetry Terms

An extreme exaggeration is...

• simile

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

A simile is...

• a comparison of 2 unlike things using like or as

• any comparison of 2 unlike things

• comparing and contrasting 2 or more things

• a comparison of 2 unlike things WITHOUT using like or as

Which of the following are poetic devices?

• meter

• repetition

• alliteration

• ballad

Mark all of the boxes that show a type of poetry.

• Free verse

• Haiku

• Biography

• Play

• Couplet

Identify the figurative language used: Her hair danced in the wind while she skipped through the golden meadow.

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Alliteration

What does: "Her hair danced in the wind while she skipped through the golden meadow" mean?

• She has magic hair that can dance.

• The meadow cannot actually shine golden.

• People cannot skip.

• Her hair is not dancing, it is just windy.

Giving human qualities and traits to non-human object is...

• Figuratively Speaking

• Personification

• Poetry

• Metaphor

Mark all examples of figurative language.

• It is raining cats and dogs.

• The wind is whipping wildly.

• I'm so hungry I could eat a cow!

• I spent 10 hours on the English paper!

• Buying a house is like a million dollars.

Which of the following is not an example of onomatopoeia?

• ZIPPER!

• KABOOM!

• POW!

• SPLAT!

Which of the following senses are used when the author uses IMAGERY?

• seeing, hearing, feeling, moving, tasting

• seeing, touching, smelling, moving, hearing

• seeing, feeling, hearing, touching

• seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, tasting