Poetic Devices Quiz

During a poetry recital, Grace described her friend Abigail's gaze with the line: 'Her eyes were shining stars.' Which poetic device is Grace using?

• Personification

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

In a school race, Elijah comments, 'Kai runs as fast as a cheetah'. Which poetic device is Elijah using in his comment?

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

Aiden, Abigail, and Evelyn are in a drama club. They are practicing a tongue twister for their next performance: 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'. Which poetic device is being used in this tongue twister?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

During a debate, Arjun said to Michael: 'I've told you a million times not to interrupt me'. Which poetic device is Arjun using in his statement?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

During a poetry reading, Scarlett reads the line: 'The wind whispered through the trees.' Michael asks Aria which poetic device is being used. What should Aria say?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

During a poetry reading, Avery described the moon as 'a silver boat sailing through the night sky.' Which poetic device is Avery using in this description?

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

During a school play, Nora described Kai's smile in her dialogue, 'His smile was as bright as the sun'. Which poetic device is Nora using in her dialogue?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Simile

During a poetry reading, Nora recites the line: 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore.' Which poetic device is Nora demonstrating?

• rhyme

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

During a picnic, Charlotte exclaimed, 'I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.' Which poetic device is Charlotte using in this statement?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Simile