Worksheets8th Grade Poetic Devices
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 54mins
What is repetition?
Central idea of a work of literature; what a reader learns from reading a work of literature
Repeating the same words, lines or stanzas
Regular pattern of words that END with the same sound
Regular, repeated pattern of sounds, or beats
What is a simile?
Repetition of words with the same BEGINNING sounds
A figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing IS another
A figure of speech in which things are compared using the words "like" or "as"
Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
Which of these is an exaggeration?
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
onomatopoeia
When there is repetition of words with the same BEGINNING sounds, it is...
personification
alliteration
metaphor
simile
What is the definition of theme?
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Words that have the same ending sounds
Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
Central idea of a work of literature; what a reader learns from reading a work of literature
Figurative language is...
Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
words taken at their most basic meaning
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
using the 5 senses in writing
The regular pattern of words that END with the same sounds is...
rhyme scheme
repetition
sound devices
onomatopoeia
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem; a 'paragraph'
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Poetry NOT written in rhyme or meter.
What is a narrative poem?
Poetry NOT written in rhyme or meter.
A poem that tells a story.
A poem written in honor of someone deceased
A poem that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration to someone or something
What is onomatopoeia?
Repeating the same words, lines or stanzas
Central idea of a work of literature; what a reader learns from reading a work of literature
A device in literature where an object represents an idea
Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
What is tone?
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Central idea of a work of literature; what a reader learns from reading a work of literature
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
What is rhyme?
repeating the same words, lines or stanzas
regular, repeated pattern of sounds, or beats
words that have the same ending sounds
elements of literature that emphasize sound such as rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, onomatopoeia
What is symbolism?
A figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing IS another
An exaggeration
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
What is personification?
Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
Regular, repeated pattern of sounds, or beats
A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities
An exaggeration
What is an elegy?
A poem written in honor of someone deceased
A poem that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration to someone or something
A poem that tells a story
Poetry NOT written in rhyme or meter.
What is rhythm?
Repetition of words with the same BEGINNING sounds
Words that have the same ending sounds
Regular, repeated pattern of sounds, or beats
Regular pattern of words that END with the same sound
What is imagery?
Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)
Repeating the same words, lines or stanzas
Regular, repeated pattern of sounds, or beats
Regular pattern of words that END with the same sound
What is a metaphor?
Repetition of words with the same BEGINNING sounds
A figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing IS another
A figure of speech in which things are compared using the words "like" or "as"
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
Who is the speaker in a poem?
The person repeating the same words, lines or stanzas
The person who uses an exaggeration
The person who is writing or speaking words that are not meant to be taken literally
The person who is 'speaking' or telling the poem; the narrator.
What is a free verse poem?
A poem written in honor of someone deceased
A poem that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration to someone or something
A poem that tells a story
Poetry NOT written in rhyme or meter.
What is a tribute poem?
A poem written in honor of someone deceased
A poem that is intended to show gratitude, respect, or admiration to someone or something
A poem that tells a story
Poetry NOT written in rhyme or meter.
Which one tells a story?
Tribute Poem
Elegy
Free Verse
Narrative Poem
What is an oxymoron?
An exaggeration
A figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing IS another
A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase.
A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
What is mood?
Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
Central idea of a work of literature; what a reader learns from reading a work of literature
A device in literature where an object represents an idea
Simile or Metaphor?
The assignment was a breeze.
simile
metaphor
What is the following sentence an example of...She was so pretty my eyes popped out!
Onomatopia
Simile
Hyperbole
Hiperbole
Fall Fridays feel fantastic.
"My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don't do my chores on time."
What are the words in blue an example of?
What is the following sentence an example of...Ethan’s smile is a mile wide.
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Hyperbole
Which of the following are sound devices?
onomatopoeia
rhyme
alliteration
stanza
by Robert Louis Stevenson
I remember him as if it were yesterday, as he came plodding to the inn door, his sea-chest following behind him in a hand-barrow – a tall, strong, heavy, nut-brown man, his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat, his hands ragged and scarred, with black, broken nails, and the sabre cut across one cheek, a dirty, livid white. I remember him looking round the cover and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterwards.
What does the IMAGERY used in the first paragraph tell the reader about the captain?
The mood the author creates in the poem "The Road Not Taken" is best describes as
playful
reflective
suspenseful
disappointed
Who does the captain in the poem "Oh Captain, My Captain" symbolize?
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Donald Trump
Captain Jack Sparrow
In the poem "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" what had to happen before Revere could begin his ride?
His friend had to signal from the bell tower
The colonists had to chase British soldiers down the road
He needed to hear the rooster crowing
The first colonist needed to join the other fighters
What is a synonym for the word "hue"?
Leaf
Color
Feeling
Sunrise
Nothing Gold Can Stay
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
What is Frost referring to in the phrase “Nature’s first green”?
Money
Rainy days
Grass
Young plants and flowers
Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
Which statement best describes the theme of this poem?
Change is precious and exciting.
Change will happen, and every moment is precious.
Change should be feared and avoided.
Change is boring and unnoteworthy.
