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Which is an example of a SIMILE?
the bright sun
spinning out of control
As slow as a turtle
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
The last 3 lines are an example of
alliteration
repetition
humor
A METAPHOR is a direct comparison, without using "like" or "as." Which of the following is an example of a METAPHOR?
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
He ran top speed, a blur zooming by.
To be or not to be, that is the question.
Identify which poetic device is used below:
The car flew down the road like a rocket.
Refrain
Simile
Assonance
Identify which poetic device is used below:
The wonderful wind whistles...
Metaphor
Assonance
Alliteration
Simile
"Pretty women wonder where my secret lies."
This line contains an example of
simile
alliteration
metaphor
"The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips."
These lines contain an example of:
metaphor
alliteration
rhyme
"Purple as tulips in May, mauve
into lush velvet, purple
as the stain blackberries leave
on the lips, on the hands,
the purple of ripe grapes
sunlit and warm as flesh."
This poem uses the following poetic device:
alliteration
imagery
onomatopoeia
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