Compares two unlike things by speaking of one thing as if it were another

When nonhumans (animals, objects) are represented as being human or as having human attributes

Overstatement; extreme exaggeration for the purpose of making a point

An implied or indirect reference to something the reader should recognize

Group of lines forming a unit in a poem or song, similar to paragraph in prose

Repetition of the initial sounds or stressed syllables in words close together

The repetition in words of identical or similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds.

Identify the literary device underlined in the following:

“I’m getting married in the morning!

Ding dong! the bells are gonna chime.”

Identify the literary device underlined in the following:

“A horse is a horse, of course, of course,

And no one can talk to a horse of course

That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed.”

Identify the literary device underlined in the following:

“I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.”

Which of the following is an example of assonance?

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

2 line stanzas

Continuation of sentences/clauses from one line to the next

Which type of foot is this: u/

What type of foot is this: /u/

What type of foot is this line: "when he sings on his boat in the bay."

If someone is being "let go," what kind of figurative language is that?

If there are 6 feet on a line, it's called a ...

7 line stanza

What type of caesura is at the end?

Which type of allusion is this: When dealing with his little brother, Jason seems to have the patience of Job.

How many syllables does "retrograde" have?

How many syllables does "hippopotamus" have?

What kind of foot is this? "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

A lecture on finance called "Common Cents" is an example of what literary device?

If someone says they are "between jobs," what is this an example of? (Hint: it means they are unemployed.)

"Blow the bubbles, bring the balloons" is an example of what sound device?

Corresponding sounds between different words

Rhythm of a piece of poetry

What is this an example of: in class, those children act like monkeys, unruly and loud.