POETRY POETIC DEVICES

Ferocious flames flickered from the fireplace.

• ALLITERATION

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

Answer explanation

The correct choice is ALLITERATION because it is the repetition of the 'f' sound in 'ferocious flames flickered', creating a poetic effect.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which literary device is used in the sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• ALLITERATION

• personification

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

Answer explanation

The correct literary device used in the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees' is personification, as the wind is given human-like qualities of whispering.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Identify the literary device in the sentence: 'Hard Emergency roars like a monster'.

• ALLITERATION

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

Answer explanation

The correct literary device in the sentence 'Hard Emergency roars like a monster' is a SIMILE because it uses 'like' to compare two unlike things.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the literary device used in the sentence: 'The sun smiled down on the earth'?

• ALLITERATION

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

Answer explanation

The literary device used in the sentence 'The sun smiled down on the earth' is a SIMILE because it compares the sun to a human action of smiling using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Then I'll huff and I'll puff and I'll blow your house down!

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• onomatopoeia

Answer explanation

The correct choice is onomatopoeia because it represents the sound of the wind blowing, mimicking the actual sound in the phrase.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What literary device is being used in the sentence: 'The moonlight danced on the water'?

• ALLITERATION

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• METAPHOR

• PERSONIFICATION

Answer explanation

The sentence 'The moonlight danced on the water' is an example of personification because it gives human-like qualities to the moonlight by saying it danced.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Identify the literary device in the sentence: 'The flowers whispered in the breeze'.

• ALLITERATION

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• METAPHOR

• PERSONIFICATION

Answer explanation

The correct literary device in the sentence 'The flowers whispered in the breeze' is PERSONIFICATION because it attributes human-like qualities to the flowers by suggesting they can whisper.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the literary device used in the sentence: 'The mountains stood tall like giants'?

• ALLITERATION

• ONOMATOPOEIA

• METAPHOR

• SIMILE

Answer explanation

The literary device used in the sentence 'The mountains stood tall like giants' is a SIMILE because it directly compares the mountains to giants using 'like'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Semaj secretly screamed severely to the sudden softball.

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• alliteration

• alliteration

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'alliteration' because it is the repetition of the 's' sound at the beginning of multiple words in the sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Her eyes were stars on a dark night."

• Metaphor

• simile

• personification

• imagery

Answer explanation

The correct choice is metaphor because it directly compares her eyes to stars without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D