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Poetic Devices & Theme Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

Identify the metaphor

My heart was a bucket full of joy after all the sweet compliments.

My heart is a muscle.

My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.

My heart is like a muscle.

Identify the simile

I like apples.

Apples taste sweet.

You're the apple of my eye.

This apple is as sweet as candy.

What is onomatopoeia?

A word or phrase that can be said forwards and backwards

An obviouse exaggeration

A word that mimics a sound

Givig human qualities to an item

"When Adele walked through the store, each shiny pair of high heels called out to her."
What is being personified?

Adele

The store

High heels

Her

Instead of a paragraph, in poetry we call the chunks...

stanzas

sections

staza

stan

What is the narrator of a poem called?

Author

Speaker

Narrator

Main character

Define "rhyme."

Comparing two things using "like" or "as."

The repetition of a letter.

The repetition of an ending sound.

What device is used here:
Good as gold
Busy bee
Living the life

Personification

Hyperbole

Alliteration

Rhyme

What device is used here:

"Once upon a midnight dreary,

while I pondered,

weak and weary..."

Refrain

Rhyme

Meter

Simile

10.

The message of the poem

Theme

Tone

Imagery

Mood

11.

Tone can best described as

attitude of the reader

the overall mood or feeling in a story

the author's attitude toward his writing

reader's point of view

12.

What is theme?

The main idea of the story.

What the story is about.

The overall idea or message the author is trying to create.

What the author wants you to know.

13.

A thematic statement is...

any detail that appeals to your senses.

a sentence that tells what the literature is truly about.

any detail that supports the overall message of the story.

how the speaker describes the figurative emotions.

14.

A theme statement can include characters, plot, and specific details.

FALSE

TRUE

15.

Chose the example of a THEME statement below:

Lou knew he would always trust his instincts.

JJ felt compassion after watching his classmate suffer during a presentation.

Without empathy, there can be no justice.

Bravery

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Poetic Devices & Theme Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

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