WorksheetsPoetry Terms and Examples
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Swimming with the fishes
assonance
euphemism
idiom
oxymoron
He passed away
idiom
onomatopoeia
parallelism
euphemism
She is awfully pretty
oxymoron
simile
alliteration
personification
She sells seashells
metaphor
simile
alliteration
consonance
Joan groaned in a low tone
assonance
consonance
alliteration
onomatopoeia
The thick bricks stick quick
parallelism
repetition
consonance
assonance
It was the best of times,
it was the worst of times.
repetition
parallelism
simile
hyperbole
Her eyes were as blue as the sky
metaphor
repetition
parallelism
simile
The devoted father was a rock for his family
simile
hyperbole
metaphor
euphemism
The trees whispered their songs of spring
personification
idiom
hyperbole
oxymoron
The Cyclops's speared eye hissed and popped.
simile
onomatopoeia
idiom
euphemism
I ate so much I may explode
assonance
oxymoron
hyperbole
simile
Gently rapping, rapping on my window
repetition
parallelism
consonance
alliteration
The crunch of leaves under my feet and the chill of the wind around me
personification
imagery
onomatopoeia
parallelism
