Poetic Devices

What type of poem is this:

"A piece of writing in which a particular set of letters—typically the first letter of each line, word, or paragraph—spells out a word or phrase. "

• Ballad

• Haiku

• Acrostic

• Free verse

Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:

"When the sound made by SAYING the word imitates the sound the word describes."

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Rhyme

• Onomatopoiea

Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!)

Alliteration is:

• The repeating of VOWEL sounds

• The repeating of letters/sounds

• Repetition happens at the start

  of words

• Repetition happens in the middle

  of words

What type of poem is this:

"A form of Japanese poetry made of short, unrhymed lines that create natural imagery. "

• Ballad

• Haiku

• Acrostic

• Free verse

Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:

"Using 'like' or 'as' to compare two unlike things."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!).

Assonance is:

• The repeating of VOWEL sounds

• The repeating of CONSONANT

  sounds

• Repetition happens at the start

  of words

• Repetition happens in the middle

  of words

What type of poem is this:

"A five-lined poem that has one word in line 1, two words in line 2, three words in line 3, a short sentence in line 4, and one word in line 5. "

• Haiku

• Cinquain

• Ballad

• Free verse

Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the definition:

"Comparing 2 unlike things by saying that one thing IS another."

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Assonance

Select the explanations that apply (MORE THAN ONE!!!).

Rhyme is:

• When lines of poetry have the same number

  of syllables

• When the words at the end of lines have

  matching sounds

• Described in 'meter'

• Described using letters to find the pattern,

  e.g. A-B-A-B

Choose the POETIC DEVICE that matches the term below:

"Description that engages the senses (such as sight, sound, smell, taste and touch)."

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Imagery