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LC poetic Devices

Authored by Johannah McDonald

English

11th Grade

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LC poetic Devices
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poetic device is used in the following line?


The water plopped into the lake in big droplets.

alliteration

rhyme

onomatopoeia

rhythm

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which literary device is used in the following line?


The river swallowed the town whole.

simile

alliteration

onomatopoeia

personification

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

“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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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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