Poetry

What device is a comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" ?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Alliteration
• Hyberbole

What device is a comparison of two unlike things which says one thing IS another?

• Hyperbole
• Alliteration
• Metaphor
• Simile

What structure is poetry written in?

• Sentences & paragraphs
• Sentences & stanzas
• Lines & paragraphs
• Lines & stanzas

A group of lines in a poem separated with a blank line space.

• metaphor
• simile
• line
• stanza

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was a statue when the train passed him by"

• Simile

• Repetition

• Personification

• Metaphor

What figurative language is used in this sentence?
"The boy was as fast as a rocket as he sped by on his bicycle"

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Hyperbole
• Personification

EXAMPLE: I have a ton of chores to do when I get home.

• symbol

• simile

• metaphor

• hyberbole

Define "rhyme."

• Comparing two things using "like" or "as."
• The repetition of a letter.
• The repetition of an ending sound.

What is "alliteration" ?

• The use of synonyms.
• Words that sound alike.
• An exaggeration.
• The repetition of a beginning letter sound.

Birds bathe backward in the birdbath. This is an example of what element?

• simile

• metaphor

• alliteration