Poetic Devices

Fill in the blank with the word that makes the sentence below an example of personification.

The sun ------------------ down on the Earth.

• smiled

• showed

• shone

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The baby's skin was like a rose petal." What does this simile say to you?

• The baby's skin is very soft and delicate.

• The baby's skin is rough.

• The baby's skin is dry.

• The baby's skin is sticky.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The stars were like diamonds," is an example of which type of figurative language?

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Acrostic

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Onomatopoeia is the type of figurative language that imitates the sound it actually names.

• True

• False

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence.

"For the first time in forever, there'll be music, there'll be light."

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

"She is an angel"

This is an example of .

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• None of the above.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"The moonless night was as dark as black velvet."

Is the above sentence an example of a simile?

• No

• Yes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Repeating the same initial consonant sound in neighboring words.

EX. Silly Sally sells shells by the seashore.

• Alliteration

• Poetry

• Idiom

• Acrostic

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Identify the type of figurative language.

"The stars will cry the blackest tears tonight."

• Aliiteration

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the type of figurative language.

"Every morning she wakes up, knock, knock, knock on the door."

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5