Poetic Devices and Figurative Language

Which poetic device is used in the following line?

The water plopped into the lake in big droplets.

• alliteration

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• rhythm

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which literary device is used in the following line?

The river swallowed the town whole.

• simile

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

“The Book of Questions” by Pablo Neruda.

Tell me, is the rose naked

or is that her only dress?

Why do trees conceal

the splendor of their roots?

Who hears the regrets

of the thieving automobile?

Is there anything in the world sadder

than a train standing in the rain?

How is this poem organized?

• It contains four stanzas with two lines each.

• It contains two stanzas with four lines each.

• It contains 25 lines arranged in one stanza.

• It does not contain any stanzas.

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CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

Which of the excerpts is an example of personification?

• Well, son, I’ll tell you:/ Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair.

• I’d love to take a poem to lunch/ or treat it to a wholesome brunch

• I wandered lonely as a cloud/ That floats on high o'er vales and hills

• The Moon’s a snowball. See the drifts/ Of white that cross the sphere.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which of the following is an example of personification?

• The night sighed, and it seemed as if the evening sky was yawning.

• The rabbit leaped over the fallen branch and vanished into the woods.

• Oliver decided to indulge his friend’s fantasies and smiled warmly.

• I ran as swiftly as a deer across the lawn, eager to greet my brother.

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which sound device is used in the following sentence?

Justin poured a glass of soda, listening to the bubbles fizz in the glass.

• rhythm

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• rhyme

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following song lyrics contain an example of alliteration?

• "When I’m on the mic I stand tall with gall"

• "My mind makes marvelous moves"

• "Stuck in Nintendo, you’re the controller"

• "Drama, so close to not completing the puzzle"

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

This sound device is a word that imitates the sound that it’s describing, like “clang” or “sizzle.”

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• rhyme

• rhythm

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• assonance

• consonance

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4