Poetic Elements and Figurative Language Quiz

What type of figurative language is this?

It was so dusty at the building site that I thought a million vacuum cleaners exploded.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What type of figurative language is this?

She danced like a leaf in a stream.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What type of figurative language is this?

The rain was a waterfall.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What type of figurative language is this?

The rain danced on the lake.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What poetic element is found below?

Mary had a little lamb.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

What poetic element is found below?

Pop! Goes the weasel.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

What poetic element is found below?

Twinkle, Twinkle little star.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

What poetic element is found below?

The man gave a fan

to the woman in the van.

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Repetition

• Rhyme

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem below?

There once was a poodle named Rose

Who liked to dance on her toes.

She twirled and she spun,

Had barrels of fun,

Until she fell on her nose

• AABBC

• ABABA

• AABBA

• BBAAB

Does this poem have a regular rhythm? (Does it flow naturally as you read it?)

There once was a poodle named Rose

Who liked to dance on her toes.

She twirled and she spun,

Had barrels of fun,

Until she fell on her nose

• Yes, it has a rhythm

• No, it does not have a rhythm.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.5