Poetic Devices CFA

What is a poetic device that involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a line of poetry?

• Simile

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Symbol

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Which poetic device is being used in the following line of poetry: "Her smile is like a ray of sunshine"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Tone

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What is a figure of speech that compares two things without using "like" or "as"?

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

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Which poetic device is being used in the following line of poetry: "The rustling leaves kept me awake at night"?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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What literary device is used in the following line: "The trees danced in the wind"?

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Personification

• Assonance

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What is the term for the deliberate repeating of words or phrases in a poem?

• Pun

• Imagery

• Repetition

• Alliteration

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In poetry, what is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect?

• Hyperbole

• Idiom

• Symbol

• Assonance

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Which term refers to the author's attitude or feeling towards the subject of a poem?

• Tone

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

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What is a literary device that represents a word or object that stands for a more abstract idea?

• Symbol

• Allusion

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

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What is an expression or phrase that has a different meaning than the literal meaning of its words?

• Allusion

• Assonance

• Tone

• Idiom

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