WorksheetsBasic Poetic Devices
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a simile?
Another name for the Smiling emoji
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison without the use of "like" or "as"
Giving an animal or object human qualities
What is a metaphor?
Using words like "and" and "but" to join sentences
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison without the use of "like" or "as"
Giving an animal or object human qualities
What is personification?
Writing about a person
A comparison using "like" or "as"
A comparison without the use of "like" or "as"
Giving an animal or object human qualities
A _______ is a group of lines within a poem, usually set off from others by a blank line.
Stanza
Line Break
Line
Rhyme
Which is the best definition of rhyme?
A style of poetry that is not considered literary
A specific way of using imagery and detail
Effects that occur mainly in lyric poetry
The repetition of sounds in two or more words
Which word pair gives an example of the most common type of rhyme?
Give, receive
Preen, fawn
Sorry, worry
Grail, pale
Define rhythm.
What is the use of words to create pictures in your mind, appealing to the five senses?
Stanza
Onomatopoeia
Optical illusion
Imagery
What are words that imitate sounds?
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Synonym
Simile
What figurative language is used in this sentence?
Gilbert and Gus gulped and gasped for air as they fought over the squeaky toy.
Rhyme
Simile
Alliteration
Imagery
