Identifying Poetic Devices in Poetry

Why is it beneficial for readers to understand poetic devices?

• It helps them write better poetry.

• It increases their appreciation of poetry.

• It makes them better at grammar.

• It helps them memorize poems.

Which of the following words rhyme with 'cake'?

• Bake

• Fake

• Mink

• Lake

What is a simile?

• A word that imitates a sound.

• An exaggeration.

• A comparison without using 'like' or 'as'.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

• I'd give all my money for a pack of Oreo cookies.

• The cloud cried.

• Her love is poison.

• He eats like a pig.

What does personification do?

• Exaggerates a statement.

• Gives human characteristics to non-human things.

• Compares two unlike things.

• Creates a sound effect.

Which word is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Buzz

• Smooth

• Poison

• Fleet

What is a hyperbole?

• A repetition of consonant sounds.

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

• A word that imitates a sound.

• An exaggeration.

What is alliteration?

• A comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

• Repetition of sounds within a word.

• Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• Repetition of vowel sounds.

Which of the following is an example of assonance?

• Slither and slather.

• Sally sold shiny seashells.

• The cloud cried.

• Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks.

Where is the sound created in consonance?

• At the beginning of a word.

• Throughout the entire word.

• Within a word or at the end.

• At the end of a word.