Poetic Devices and Word Sounds

Rhyme is......

• a story you tell little kids.

• using words that have the same ending sound.

• when things are very slow.

• using the same words all the time.

Onomatopoeia is.......

• a word that sounds lilke the word it represents.

• repeating a word over and over again.

• comparing two things.

• where a cat sits.

A simile is.....

• what you do when you're happy.

• comparing two things using "like" or "as".

• an exaggeration.

• a word that is like a sound.

repetition of the same sounds in a group of words; usually the same first letter for a bunch of words in a row.

• repetition

• rhyme

• alliteration

• hyperbole

A word the imitates the natural sound of a thing

• alliteration

• repetition

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

Buzzing bee is an example of what sound device?

• alliteration

• repetition

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as"

• simile

• metaphor

• extended metaphor

• symbolism

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally 

• extended metaphor

• simile

• personification

• hyperbole

Which of these is NOT a sound device?

• alliteration

• hyperbole

• onomotopoeia

• repetition

Repeating the same word or phrase to make an idea clearer 

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

• Alliteration

• Repetition