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POETIC DEVICES

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Deliberate repetition of consonant sounds

a)

assonance

b)

alliteration

c)

dissonance

d)

onomatopoeia

2.

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

a)

metaphor

b)

imagery

c)

irony

d)

personification

3.
The gentle giant jumped in jubilation. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
simile
b)
metaphor
c)
alliteration
4.
Max is a pig when he eats.
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
alliteration
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
5.
Your brain is a computer. 
This is an example of a/an: 
a)
metaphor
b)
simile
c)
alliteration
6.

The similarity of sound between words.

"The fat cat sat on the mat"

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Rhyme

7.

A group of lines that form a unit in a poem.

a)

Line

b)

Stanza

c)

Word

d)

Idea

8.

The descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences.

"Gardens with well-groomed scents"

a)

Line

b)

Imagery

c)

Words

d)

Themes

9.

When something inhuman (inanimate, animal, or even an idea) is given human-like qualities.

"The smiling sun"

a)

Personification

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Allusion

d)

Rhyme

10.

A comparison between two unlike things where one represents the other.

"Love is an open door"

a)

Personification

b)

Metaphor

c)

Simile

d)

Stanza

11.
Human qualities given to animals, objects or ideas
a)
simile
b)
personification
c)
hyperbole
d)
alliteration 
12.

repetition of the same sounds in a group of words; usually the same first letter for a bunch of words in a row.

a)

repetition

b)

rhyme

c)

alliteration

d)

hyperbole

13.
Choose the correct element.
Betty Botter bought some bitter butter.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Rhyme
d)
Onomatopoeia
14.
Choose the correct element.
Twinkle twinkle little star,
how I wonder what you are.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Rhyme
d)
Onomatopoeia
15.
Choose the correct element.
I've got a broken heart.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Rhyme
d)
Onomatopoeia
16.
Choose the correct element.
Baa baa black sheep have you any wool?
Yes sir yes sir, three bags full.
a)
Alliteration
b)
Metaphor
c)
Rhyme
d)
Onomatopoeia