WorksheetsPOETIC DEVICES
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
Deliberate repetition of consonant sounds
assonance
alliteration
dissonance
onomatopoeia
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics
metaphor
imagery
irony
personification
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The similarity of sound between words.
"The fat cat sat on the mat"
Personification
Hyperbole
Allusion
Rhyme
A group of lines that form a unit in a poem.
Line
Stanza
Word
Idea
The descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences.
"Gardens with well-groomed scents"
Line
Imagery
Words
Themes
When something inhuman (inanimate, animal, or even an idea) is given human-like qualities.
"The smiling sun"
Personification
Hyperbole
Allusion
Rhyme
A comparison between two unlike things where one represents the other.
"Love is an open door"
Personification
Metaphor
Simile
Stanza
repetition of the same sounds in a group of words; usually the same first letter for a bunch of words in a row.
repetition
rhyme
alliteration
hyperbole
Betty Botter bought some bitter butter.
Twinkle twinkle little star,
how I wonder what you are.
I've got a broken heart.
Baa baa black sheep have you any wool?
Yes sir yes sir, three bags full.
