Figurative Language and Poetic Devices

What is a simile?

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'and' or 'but'.

• A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A figure of speech that compares two similar things using 'like' or 'as'.

• A figure of speech that describes an action using 'like' or 'as'.

Which poetic device is used in the phrase 'Her eyes were sparkling diamonds'?

• personification

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

What is a hyperbole?

• A figure of speech involving exaggeration for emphasis or dramatic effect.

• A type of painting technique using bold colors and brushstrokes.

• A form of poetry with a specific rhyme scheme.

• A type of mathematical equation.

Which poetic device is used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a form of visual art.

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a mathematical equation.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying one thing is another thing.

Which poetic device is used in the phrase 'The sun smiled down on us'?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• hyperbole

What is personification?

• Personification is the act of giving animals human-like characteristics.

• Personification is the use of metaphors to describe human emotions.

• Personification is attributing human qualities to non-human entities or objects.

• Personification is the process of turning non-living things into living beings.

Which poetic device is used in the phrase 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'?

• metaphor

• alliteration

• simile

• rhyme

What is alliteration?

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of closely connected words or phrases.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of distantly connected words or phrases.

• Repetition of the same sound or letter at the end of closely connected words or phrases.

• Repetition of different sounds or letters at the beginning of closely connected words or phrases.

Which poetic device is used in the phrase 'The moon is like a silver boat sailing through the night sky'?

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• simile

• personification