Poetic Devices Review

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

The refrigerator hummed quietly in the corner of the kitchen.

• simile

• onomatopoeia

• allusion

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

"I never get what I want!" the child whined.

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

The room had bright yellow walls that smelled strongly of fresh paint, and the newly polished floor was shiny and slippery.

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

Ali let out a silent scream and started the task over.

• oxymoron

• allusion

• repetition

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

Pink petals of a petunia pushed passed the leaves.

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• repetition

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

The kindergarten teacher hoped that she did not have a class full of "Red Chiefs" this year.

• simile

• alliteration

• imagery

• allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

Rumina is a fountain of knowledge.

• simile

• alliteration

• allusion

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

The alarm clock rudely yelled at me to wake up.

• oxymoron

• repetition

• alliteration

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

Bertie simply stood there with his jaw open like a stunned fish.

• onomatopoeia

• imagery

• simile

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which literary device can be found in the sentence below.

A worn-out man wearing a worn-out jacket opened the door to his worn-out apartment.

• repetition

• metaphor

• allusion

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4