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Features of poetry

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.


This line is an example of:

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

rhyme

d)

assonance and alliteration

2.

My grubby little brother

Doesn't like to take a shower,

He goes for ages without a wash

While I smell like a flower!

a)

figurative

b)

rhythm

c)

alliteration

d)

rhyme

3.

I'm walking on sunshine!


Is this literal or figurative?

a)

literal

b)

figurative

4.

“Ah, William, we’re weary (tired) of weather,”

said the sunflowers.


The words in red are an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

5.

The spilt milk was like a lake.


This is an example of:

a)

simile

b)

metaphor

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

personification

6.

Thunder roared like an angry lion.


This is an example of:

a)

personification

b)

simile

c)

metaphor

d)

personification and simile

7.

"A wave of terror (fear) washed over him."


The words in red are an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

personification

d)

onomatopoeia

8.

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping streets


The red letters are examples of:

a)

alliteration

b)

assonance

c)

onomatopoeia

9.

Fleet feet sweep by sleeping streets


The last two words are an example of:

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

personification

d)

alliteration and personification

10.

Buzz! Boom! Baa!


are all examples of:

a)

literal words

b)

figurative words

c)

onomatopeia

d)

assonance