What is personification?

giving human abilities/qualities to a nonhuman thing or idea

comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"

uses figurative language in comparing two unlike things without like or as

What is alliteration?

repeating the sound at the beginning of words

exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally

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Poetry Analysis Review

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"I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling I bear in the tide." -Maya Angelou
metaphor
simile
onomatopoeia
free verse
2
What is personification?
giving human abilities/qualities to a nonhuman thing or idea
exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
uses figurative language in comparing two unlike things
comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
3
And my head told my heart, "Let love grow." But my heart told my head, "This time no."
free verse
simile
personification
onomatopoeia
4
What is onomatopoeia?
a set of lines repeated multiple times throughout the song
a word that imitates a sound
repeating the same letter or sound at the beginning of words
None of the above
5
What is a simile?
uses figurative language in comparing two unlike things
comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
giving human abilities/qualities to a nonhuman thing or idea
exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
6
"Artificial amateurs aren't at all amazing"
alliteration
onomatopoeia
rhyme
repetition
7
"Groovin', can't stop, won't stop movin'" "
rhyme
none of the above
personification
simile
8
"on the Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Where the city sleeps"
personification
simile
rhyme
onomatopoeia
9
What is a metaphor?
giving human abilities/qualities to a nonhuman thing or idea
uses figurative language in comparing two unlike things without like or as
exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
10
What is alliteration?
a word that imitates a sound
None of the above
a set of lines repeated multiple times throughout the song
repeating the sound at the beginning of words
11
"A broom is drearily sweeping up the broken pieces of yesterday's life." -Jimi Hendrix
simile
rhyme
personification
onomatopoeia
12
What is hyperbole?
giving human abilities/qualities to a nonhuman thing or idea
comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as"
exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally
uses figurative language in comparing two unlike things

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