Poetic Devices

During a fun night in the forest, Ethan and Scarlett heard a mysterious sound. "He hooted like an owl," Scarlett exclaimed. What literary device is being used here?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.4.5

As Rohan lay in his room, the bed seemed to whisper, 'Come, rest upon me.'

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Jackson jokingly called Zoe a pig for gobbling up his Halloween candy!

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Chuck playfully chucked the chicken over the cheerful children, including Abigail and Mason.

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Imagine Mason's grin is as mysterious as a Cheshire cat's smile. What figure of speech is being used here?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Mrs. Iler exclaimed a billion times, 'Scarlett, Benjamin, Isla, please be quiet!'

• Hyperbole

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Imagine you're in the middle of a superhero movie, and BAM! POW! goes the tornado through Jackson's house! What literary device is being used here?

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Imagine you're at a concert with Grace and Mia, and the crowd is as loud as the ocean roaring! What literary device is being used here?

• Alliteration

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Elijah and Aria watched in awe as the buck bucked at the bull before bellowing loudly. What literary device is being used here?

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Elijah couldn't resist when the buffet with fried chicken called out to him, begging to be devoured.

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Similie

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A