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POETIC DEVICES

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"Her long hair was a flowing golden river. "

What poetic device do you find in the sentence above?

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

imagery

d)

alliteration

2.

"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?

a)

metaphor

b)

alliteration

c)

hyperbole

d)

personification

3.

"The lion’s mighty roar could be heard across the Savannah. "


What poetic device can you find in the sentence above?

a)

hyperbole

b)

imagery

c)

onomatopoeia

d)

repetition

4.

"A ton of worry was lifted from the beggar's back when he received the alms. "


What poetic device is used in the sentence?

a)

repetition

b)

rhyme

c)

simile

d)

hyperbole

5.

“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?

a)

simile

b)

repetition

c)

metaphor

d)

onomatopoeia

6.

"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?

a)

personification

b)

imagery

c)

similes

d)

rhyme

7.

"And the dish ran away with the spoon."


What poetic device can you find in the sentence?

a)

symbolism

b)

repetition

c)

similes

d)

personification

8.

“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?

a)

onomatopoeis

b)

rhyme

c)

hyperbole

d)

similes

9.

"The fragrance of spring flowers made her joyful. "

a)

alliteration

b)

onomatopoeia

c)

repetition

d)

imagery

10.

“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?

a)

imagery

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification