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Literary and Poetic Devices
Literary and Poetic Devices
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A friendly aid for students studying poetry for the first time.
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The baby was like an octopus, grabbing (taking) all the cans on the store shelves. This is a?
simile; baby's arms are beingcompared to an octopus's arms
simile; the baby sounds like anoctopus
simile; the baby looks like anoctopus with no hair
personification; the baby is givenanimal qualities
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The definition of alliteration is:
a word that sounds like what it isdescribing
words that appear next toeach other with the same letter
words close to each other sound the same
words thathave the same vowel sound
3
The pillow was a cloud when I put my head upon it after a long day. What is this?
hyperbole; the person is verytired
metaphor; the pillow iscompared to a soft, fluffy cloud
simile; the pillow is soft like acloud
metaphor; the pillow is white likethe cloud
4
"Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops" is what type of
language
?
Metaphor
Magical
Figurative
Literal
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“Truth is honey which is bitter”...what can this sentence mean?
The truth is like the taste of honey
Honey is what everyone wants
Honey is bitter after the first taste
The truth can be like honey; we want it but it can also hurt
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Water drops into a pond splish-splash...What kind of poetic device is this?
Alliteration
Paradox
Simile
Onomatopoeia
7
“The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk” is an example of what type of
language
?
Literal
Rhyme
Figurative
Personification
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“Let the rain kiss you” is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
Personification
Literal
Metaphor
9
Words like; "Gently smiling" "tenderly tucking" "quietly" "carefully" describe a mood that is?
Exciting
Dark
Peaceful
Upsetting
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Take this kiss upon the brow!/And, in parting from you now,/Thus much let me avow/ This is an..
example of free verse
example of poetry
example of rhyme scheme
example of a song
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“Bitter sweet” is an example of which type of figurative language?
Contradiction
Statement
Oxymoron
Paradox
12
The image below can best be described using which adjectives?
Popular and welcoming
Rocky and fun
Old and smelly
Strong and historical
13
How is tone created in poetry?
By theway the reader feels when reading
By the sound of the reader's voice whenthey read aloud
By the setting and choice of words
By themood
14
The image below can be described as...
Historical
Imagined
Legendary
Symbolic
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When reading a poem, you should read it at least ______ times.
25
1
3
10
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Which is the correct definition of a paradox?
A statement that does not make sense
Two terms that contradict each other andappear side by side
Two terms that appearto be the same
A statement that appears to becontradictory
