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WorksheetsIdentifying Poetic Devices
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 19mins
And I'm so sick of love songs, so tired of tears
So done with wishing you were still here
Said I'm so sick of love songs, so sad and slow
So why can't I turn off the radio?
"So Sick" by Ne-Yo
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
"Plan ahead: it wasn't raining when Noah built the ark," is an example of ___
hyperbole
metaphor
simile
allusion
Identify the figurative language used in the following line:
The dress was a sparkling red as it reflected light from every angle. Penelope thought the dress must be the color of Dorothy's slippers.
theme
metaphor
irony
allusion
When your parents hear about your new plan to make money, it's going to sink like Titanic.
idiom
allusion
metaphor
personification
Identify the sound device used in the following line:
I try to find my guy when I glide and stride all night.
repetition
assonance
onomatopoeia
alliteration
Identify the sound device in the following line:
"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain"
assonance
alliteration
personification
onomatopoeia
They put me in the oven to bake.
Me, a deprived and miserable cake.
Feeling the heat, I started to bubble.
Watching the others, I knew I was in trouble.
"the Life of a Cupcake" by Shelby Greer
hyperbole
rhyme
metaphor
simile
Which of these is an example of hyperbole?
You'll find the high flyers who fly to great heights"
"You've got brains in your head, you've got feet in your shoes"
You'll find the bright places where boom bands are playing"
"Kid, you'll move mountains"
Identify the type of poetic device below:
"I have died everyday, waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid, I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more"
metaphor
hyperbole
symbol
personification
Identify the poetic device below:
"Late at night, it got so frigid that all spoken words
froze solid before they could be heard.
People had to wait until sunup to find out what folds
were talking about the night before"
idiom
personification
hyperbole
symbol
Identify the poetic device:
"The butter dripped from the boiled stalk of corn on the cob
as tendrils of steam curled tantalizingly up toward my nostrils
as I sank my pearly white teeth into the juicy,
yet crisp yellow kernels"
imagery
idioms
metaphor
personification
Identify the literary device:
The traffic cop got his license suspended due to unpaid parking tickets.
imagery
simile
symbol
irony
Identify the poetic device:
"Your love is a symphony
All around me'
Running through me
Your love is a melody
Underneath me
Running to me"
"Your Love is a Song" by Switchfoot
metaphor
personification
simile
hyperbole
Identify the metaphor
My heart is a muscle necessary for pumping blood.
My heart is like a hand pump pushing blood all throughout my body.
My hear was a bucket full of joy after all the compliments.
My heart is the size of my fist.
Identify the poetic device:
"She is a walking dictionary"
idiom
hyperbole
simile
metaphor
What poetic device is used in "Tom's eyes were ice as he stared at her"?
metaphor
simile
rhyme
personification
"Donations to the charity were a tsunami" is an example of ...
rhyme
personification
metaphor
repetition
What is the "mood" of a poem or story?
The time and place of the story
Emotions the reader feels from the words of the poem/story
The summary of the story/poem
The lesson the reader learns about life
"Mrs. Whatsit continued to climb, her wings straining a little. Meg felt her heart racing; cold sweat began to gather on her face and lips. She began to gasp" Which words create the mood?
straining
cold sweat
lips
gasp
Choose the onomatopoeic word: "Sara was doing the dishes and the cleaning pots awoke the baby"
pots
dishes
clanging
awoke
Find the poetic device:
"How many times do I have to tell you
Even when you're crying you're beautiful too
The world is beating you down, I'm around through every move"
personification
repetition
simile
allusion
Identify the figurative language:
When she walks through the store, each shiny pair of high heels calls out to her.
allusion
simile
irony
personification
Identify the poetic device:
"I feel glorious, glorious
Got a chance to start again
I was born for this, born for this
It's who I am, how could I forget"
rhyme
metaphor
imagery
repetition
Identify the poetic device:
"Once upon a midnight dreary,
while I pondered, weak and weary"
rhyme
simile
repetition
allusion
Identify the poetic device:
"I said, Listen,
Before I'd pay
I'd go to Hades
And rot away!"
allusion
simile
onomatopoeia
metaphor
