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Which poetic device is used in the following sentence?
Toby was as strong as an ox.
metaphor
personification
simile
allusion
Identify which poetic device is used in the sentence below:
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.
alliteration
metaphor
personification
assonance
The repetition of the same consonant letter or sound at the beginning of a group of words is called:
alliteration
assonance
allusion
anthropomorphism
A figure of speech where exaggeration is used for effect or to stress a point...
onomatopoeia
hyperbole
irony
oxymoron
A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing...
allusion
personification
symbolism
onomatopoeia
The sentence "She is a walking dictionary." is an example of:
personification
metaphor
simile
oxymoron
What is personification?
The same sound being repeated
A word that is a sound
An exaggeration
Giving human characteristics to nonhuman things
What structure is poetry written in?
lines and stanzas
sentences and stanzas
lines and paragraphs
sentences and paragraphs
The pattern that comes at the end of each verse or line in poetry is called a poem's...
couplet
limerick
rhyme scheme
triplet
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
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
rhythm
assonance
AABB
personification
Which two poetic devices does the following contain:
You're a mean one, Mr. Grinch
You really are a heel
You're as cuddly as a cactus
You're as charming as an eel
-"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
allusion and symbolism
simile and allusion
metaphor and symbolism
simile and metaphor
Which poetic device do the following lyrics feature?
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?
-Macklemore, "Glorious"
oxymoron
repetition
couplet
stanza
When a phrase, clause, or sentence in a line of poetry doesn't finish at the line break, but spills over into the next line, it's called...
imagery
end rhyme
enjambment
irony
Not to be confused with alliteration, according to this poetic device, the consonant sounds can be repeated anywhere in the word...
Ex. Shelley sells seashells by the seashore.
onomatopoeia
end rhyme
assonance
consonance
"All's fair in love and war" is an example of which poetic device where two things are placed near each other to bring out their differences?
juxtaposition
enjambment
figurative language
hyperbole
If you are using figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas to appeal to your reader's senses, your poetry is full of...
couplets
imagery
a sonnet
idioms
This device allows a writer or poet to add a double layer of meaning to their work as shown below. (Note how the author uses ___________ when she uses 'light' to represent hope and happiness.)
A light exists in Spring
Not present on the year
At any other period-
When March is scarcely here
-Emily Dickinson
symbolism
personification
rhythm
sonnet
The beat or pace of a poem can be described as its...
rate
repetition
rhythm
speaker
This device makes a very quick reference to a person, place, thing, event from history, another piece of literature or text. Here's some 80s TV Trivia for you too...
Ex. “Now who’s the boss? Not Tony Danza.” -Malik B of the Roots
irony
alliteration
metaphor
allusion
The 'voice' a poet uses when writing a poem or the character who tells the poem is called...
the author
the writer
the contestant
the speaker
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