POETIC DEVICES

"Her long hair was a flowing golden river. "

What poetic device do you find in the sentence above?

• metaphor

• simile

• imagery

• alliteration

"A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. "

What poetic device is used in the sentence above?

• metaphor

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• personification

"The lion’s mighty roar could be heard across the Savannah. "

What poetic device can you find in the sentence above?

• hyperbole

• imagery

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

"A ton of worry was lifted from the beggar's back when he received the alms. "

What poetic device is used in the sentence?

• repetition

• rhyme

• simile

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

“I felt happy because I saw the others were happy and because I knew I should feel happy, but I wasn’t really happy.”

What poetic device is used in the sentence?

• simile

• repetition

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

"O my Luve is like a red, red rose

That's newly sprung in June;

O my Luve is like the melody

That's sweetly played in tune."

What poetic device can you find in the sentence?

• personification

• imagery

• similes

• rhyme

"And the dish ran away with the spoon."

What poetic device can you find in the sentence?

• symbolism

• repetition

• similes

• personification

“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the King’s horses, And all the King’s men

Couldn’t put Humpty together again!”

What poetic device is used in the sentence?

• onomatopoeis

• rhyme

• hyperbole

• similes

"The fragrance of spring flowers made her joyful. "

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• repetition

• imagery

“The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.”

What poetic device is used in the sentence?

• imagery

• metaphor

• simile

• personification