English Poetry Devices

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English
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9th - 12th Grade
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Margaret Anderson
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20 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Basic definition of two words that sound alike
alliteration
simile
metaphor
rhyme
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.7.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Comparison of two unlike things using like or as
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
puns
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.8.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
onamatopoeia
personification
alliteration
rhyme
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
idioms
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Assigning human qualities to non-human objects
personification
puns
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Expressions that have a meaning apart from the meaning of the individual words
onomatopoeia
idioms
puns
hyperbole
Tags
CCSS.L.8.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The overall feeling a text creates
hyperbole
metaphor
mood
idioms
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.6
CCSS.L.9-10.6
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.W.8.2D
CCSS.W.9-10.2D
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