Poetry Review

Which two literary devices are used in the phrase "The wind whispered through the willow trees while we walked"?

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

Read this line: "Her heart is cold as ice, unmoved by any plea." This is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

In the phrase "The thunder went boom-crash-bang all night long," what poetic device is demonstrated?

• Rhythm

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Repetition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

Which line demonstrates alliteration?

• The waves crashed upon the shore

• Peter Piper picked plenty of peppers

• The moon shone brightly

• Time flies when you're having a good time

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.7.10

"Life is like a roller coaster with its ups and downs." This comparison is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Analogy

• Hyperbole

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

In the line "I've told you a million times to clean your room," what literary device is used?

• Symbolism

• Repetition

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

"The flowers danced in the breeze" contains which poetic device?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which example shows repetition?

• The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain

• Never, never, never give up

• The cat and the hat sat on the mat

• She sells seashells by the seashore

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

In "The road was a ribbon of moonlight," what figurative language is used?

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

"Time is money" is an example of:

• Analogy

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.5