Poetic Devices

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English
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8th Grade
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Laura VanGemert
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Literal
words function exactly as defined
You have to figure it out
A comparison of two different things using the word “like” or “as.”
A comparison of two different things without using the word “like” or “as.”
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Figurative
words function exactly as defined
You have to figure it out
A comparison of two different things without using the word “like” or “as.”
Giving human traits to objects or ideas.
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Simile
Giving human traits to objects or ideas.
A comparison of two different things without using the word “like” or “as.”
A comparison of two different things using the word “like” or “as.”
a word that phonetically mimics or resembles the sound of the thing it describes
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Metaphor
A comparison of two different things without using the word “like” or “as.”
A comparison of two different things using the word “like” or “as.”
words function exactly as defined
You have to figure it out
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Personification
A comparison of two different things without using the word “like” or “as.”
Giving human traits to objects or ideas.
A comparison of two different things using the word “like” or “as.”
words function exactly as defined
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RL.8.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Onomatopoeia
a word that phonetically mimics or resembles the sound of the thing it describes
Giving human traits to objects or ideas.
A comparison of two different things without using the word “like” or “as.
A comparison of two different things using the word “like” or “as.”
Tags
CCSS.RL.8.4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Hyperbole
A comparison of two different things without using the word “like” or “as.”
Giving human traits to objects or ideas.
a word that phonetically mimics or resembles the sound of the thing it describes
Exaggerating to express a strong feeling
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RL.8.4
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