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WorksheetsPoetic Devices
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
a)
alliteration
b)
personification
c)
repetition
d)
meter
2.
The words a poet uses to describe one thing by comparing it to something else with which we are more familiar.
a)
figurative language
b)
imagery
c)
alliteration
d)
refrain
3.
Comparing one thing to another without using "like" or "as".
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
d)
blank verse
4.
She was as wise as an owl.
a)
metaphor
b)
rhyme
c)
meter
d)
simile
5.
The rain tapped a tune on my window.
a)
simile
b)
alliteration
c)
onomatopoeia
d)
personification
6.
What is the rhyme pattern?
a)
AA B CC B
b)
AA BB CC
c)
AB AB AC
d)
AA BC BC
7.
Human qualities given to animals, objects or ideas
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration
8.
repetition of the same sounds in a group of words
a)
repetition
b)
rhyme
c)
alliteration
d)
hyperbole
9.
Dunkin' Donuts is an example of...
a)
repetition
b)
alliteration
c)
symbolism
d)
metaphor
10.
The phrase quiet as a mouse would be an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
extended metaphor
c)
hyperbole
d)
simile
11.
By saying, "she is a walking dictionary" you would be using a...
a)
hyperbole
b)
metaphor
c)
extended metaphor
d)
simile
12.
The movie Cars is an example of...
a)
metaphor
b)
hyperbole
c)
personification
d)
alliteration
13.
"like a raisin in the sun" is an example of
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
d)
personification
14.
"Life is a broken-winged bird" is an example of
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
onomotopoia
d)
hyperbole
15.
Which of the following lines of poetry shows alliteration?
a)
Hold fast to dreams
b)
Or does it explode?
c)
That cannot fly.
d)
like a syrupy sweet?
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