Poetry and Song Analysis

Question 1

What is a metaphor?

Accepted Answer

When two unrelated things are compared to each other., "That was a real page turner!", "She is a walking dictionary."

Question 2

What is repetition?

Accepted Answer

When the same line is used in the chorus of a song., When a word or phrase recurs throughout a poem or song., When a word is used many times in a song.

Question 3

What is personification?

Accepted Answer

When human traits are given to non-human things or animals., "The chair groaned under his weight."

Question 4

Spot the poetic device: "Times Square can't shine as bright as you."

Accepted Answer

Simile

Question 5

What poetic device is this? "Right from the start, you were a thief. You stole my heart."

Accepted Answer

Metaphor and hyperbole, Metaphor

Question 6

Spot the device: "Make me your radio, turn me up when you feel low,"

Accepted Answer

Metaphor, Rhyme, Alliteration

Question 7

"I'd catch a grenade for you, throw my hand on a blade for you, jump in front of a train for you..."

Accepted Answer

This song uses hyperbole., This song uses repetition and hyperbole.

Question 8

What is alliteration?

Accepted Answer

sizzling BBQ in the sweltering summer ..., animated aliens argue ..., When the same letter or sound is repeated close together.

Question 9

What is hyperbole?

Accepted Answer

When something is exaggerated!, That was THE most UPLIFTING, most MIND-BLOWING experience ... EVER!

Question 10

What is onomatopoeia?

Accepted Answer

"The stairs creak as you sleep.", When a word imitates the natural sounds of things.

Question 11

What is a simile?

Accepted Answer

It's related to a metaphor., When two things are compared., This is a poetic device used in the lyrics of many songs., I'm going to miss you like a child misses her blanket.

Question 12

What is rhyme?

Accepted Answer

When two or more words have similar sounds., When lines in poems have corresponding sounds ., Two lines whose sounds match.

Question 13

Spot the language feature: "I've been dealing with some things like every human being,"

Accepted Answer

rhyme

Question 14

What is this? "water plops into pond: splish-splash downhill, warbling magpies in tree trilling"

Accepted Answer

onomatopoeia, alliteration and onomatopoeia

Question 15

This is ...? "It's the house telling you to close your eyes ... "

Accepted Answer

Personification

Poetry and Song Analysis

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Poetry and Song Analysis

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