Poetic Devices

"Sally sells seashells by the seashore."

What is this an example of?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

A poem is a poem because...

• It has intense feelings

• It has rhythm

• it is condensed language

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The snowflake danced in front of my face, indicating that winter was officially here."

This is an example of what?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Main Idea

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Roses are red

Violets are blue

I have a secret

It's that I love you"

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

• ABCB

• ABBB

• ACAB

• ABCD

How do you find the rhyme scheme of a poem?

• See which lines are the same syllables

• Look at the last words of the line and label which ones rhyme

• Label each line A-Z

• None of the above

"His ears stuck out like a two-handled mug."

Why was this sentence written this way?

• To make the boy feel sad about his appearance

• To show that he liked drinking from mugs

• To add humor to the sentence

• Because it's cool

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"She was the Steph Curry of her basketball team."

What is the sentence an example of?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Allusion

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Rain races,

Ripping like

wind.

It's restless

rage

Rattles like

Rocks ripping

through

The air."

This poem displays ______________.

• Alliteration

• Symbolism

• Rhyme

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

"Don't be such a Scrooge!"

This is an example of a(n) ___________.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Mary had a little lamb,

It's fleece was white as snow.

And everywhere that Mary went,

The lamb was sure to go."

What is the rhyme scheme of this example?

• AAAA

• ABCB

• There is no rhyme scheme

• ABCD