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WorksheetsPOETIC DEVICES
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
"Her long hair was a flowing golden river. "
What poetic device do you find in the sentence above?
metaphor
simile
imagery
alliteration
"A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. "
What poetic device is used in the sentence above?
metaphor
alliteration
hyperbole
personification
"The lion’s mighty roar could be heard across the Savannah. "
What poetic device can you find in the sentence above?
hyperbole
imagery
onomatopoeia
repetition
"A ton of worry was lifted from the beggar's back when he received the alms. "
What poetic device is used in the sentence?
repetition
rhyme
simile
hyperbole
“I felt happy because I saw the others were happy and because I knew I should feel happy, but I wasn’t really happy.”
What poetic device is used in the sentence?
simile
repetition
metaphor
onomatopoeia
"O my Luve is like a red, red rose
That's newly sprung in June;
O my Luve is like the melody
That's sweetly played in tune."
What poetic device can you find in the sentence?
personification
imagery
similes
rhyme
"And the dish ran away with the spoon."
What poetic device can you find in the sentence?
symbolism
repetition
similes
personification
“Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the King’s horses, And all the King’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again!”
What poetic device is used in the sentence?
onomatopoeis
rhyme
hyperbole
similes
"The fragrance of spring flowers made her joyful. "
alliteration
onomatopoeia
repetition
imagery
“The sun in the west was a drop of burning gold that slid near and nearer the sill of the world.”
What poetic device is used in the sentence?
imagery
metaphor
simile
personification
