Poetic Devices and Figurative Language
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence is a simile?
Her voice was music to my ears.
The leaves danced in the wind.
He was as sly as a fox.
Time is a thief.
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
A comparison using the words, "like" or "as".
An exaggeration used for effect.
A word that sounds like its meaning.
A direct comparison but NOT using the words "like" or "as".
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CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sentence uses personification as a poetic device?
The thunder roared angrily.
She was faster than lightning.
He is my rock.
The ice was cold and slippery.
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CCSS.L.6.5A
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Define alliteration.
Giving human traits to non-human things
Words that imitate sounds
The repetition of beginning consonant sounds
A type of rhyme
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.2.4
CCSS.RL.7.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which line uses hyperbole?
I've told you a million times!
The sun was shining brightly.
She whispered softly.
The car was red like a cardinal.
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CCSS.L.11-12.5A
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
The rain tapped on the window.
The bees buzzed by the flowers.
Her tears were like rivers.
The sky was a blanket of stars.
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CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The phrase “cruel kindness” uses what poetic device?
alliteration
simile
metaphor
oxymoron
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CCSS.L.9-10.5A
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