Poetic Elements

'The calm lake was a mirror,' is an example of

• hyperbole

• personification

• alliteration

• metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

'The sun is a sparkling diamond,' is an example of

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

In which poetic device are human qualities and actions attributed to an inanimate object.

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Personification

• Simile

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Alliteration is

• repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of a word in a sequence of nearby words.

• when two different things are compared using 'like' and 'as'.

• over-exaggeration to create emphasis or humour.

• when human qualities and actions are attributed to an inanimate object.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Use of over-exaggeration to create emphasis or humour is

• metaphor

• personification

• hyperbole

• simile

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

'Come and clean the chaos in your closet,' is an example of

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Alliteration

• Simile

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

' In the dark morning, the man laughed sadly.' This is an example of

• personification

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• simile

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A

They fought like cats and dogs.

• alliteration

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

'This house is as clean as a whistle,' is an example of

• simile

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

'It was a bittersweet moment,' is an example of

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• oxymoron

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CCSS.L.9-10.5A