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Poetic Devices

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these sentences contains an example of alliteration?

a)

I love to rhyme all the time.

b)

Can you hear me?

c)

People please pay attention, Patrick is trying to present his project.

d)

Your voice is like an angel singing.

2.

What poetic device is used in the follow sentence: "The wind whipped and howled outside, rattling the windows and trying to break into the little house"?

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

simile

d)

personification

3.

Which of these sentences contains a metaphor?

a)

I like pie and ice cream and peanut butter and doughnuts.

b)

After staying out in the sun all day, Joey turned as red as a lobster.

c)

The ball hit me so hard I thought my leg is going to fall off.

d)

The cold snow had turned my toes into ice cubes.

4.

What poetic device is used in the follow sentence: "Her hair was a flowing golden river streaming down her shoulders."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

5.

Identify the literary device in the following sentence : "Tsshh!" The glass shattered in a million pieces.

a)

Oxymoron

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Metaphor

d)

Simile

6.

What poetic device is used in the follow sentence: "Lindsey loves little lavender lilies."

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Alliteration

7.

Which poetic device is used in the following sentence: "Glittering white, the blanket of snow covered everything in sight."

a)

Imagery

b)

Simile

c)

Metaphor

d)

Personification

8.

Identify the poetic device in the following sentence : "The leaves danced in the yard."

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Alliteration

d)

Metaphor

9.

Identify the literary device in the following sentence : "Your smile is like sunshine warming my heart."

a)

Metaphor

b)

Alliteration

c)

Simile

d)

Personification

10.

"My room is an organized mess, or controlled chaos, if you will. Same difference." Identify the literary device in the sentence.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Simile

d)

Personification