Poetic Devices 6/7

What is alliteration?

• A comparison using "like" or "as"

• Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• Giving non-living things human qualities

• Sound words

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.” This is an example of:

• Hyperbole

• Rhyme

• Simile

• Alliteration

Which is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Boom!

• The trees danced in the wind

• The clouds were like a blank blanket

• The sun-drenched meadow

A metaphor is:

• A comparison between two things using like or as

• An extreme exaggeration

• A repeating sound

• A comparison between two things NOT using like or as

“The classroom was a zoo.” This is an example of:

• Personification

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

What is the definition of a simile?

• A comparison between two things using like or as

• A comparison between two things NOT using like or as

• Repetition of the same on multiple words

• An extreme exaggeration

“She was as busy as a bee.” What poetic device is this?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Rhyme

“The sun smiled down on us.” Which device is this?

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Symbolism

When a poet describes using the five senses, this is called __________________

• Personification

• Imagery

• Hyperbole

• Stanza

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• “I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.”

• “The wind whispered.”

• “Life is a rollercoaster.”

• “She was like a star.”