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Poetic Devices/Literary Review
Which is an example of a hyperbole?
What is a simile?
Poetic Devices/Literary Review
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What is a simile?
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."
A type of poem that follows a specific pattern.
A phrase that has a hidden meaning different from its literal words.
A word that sounds like the noise it makes, such as "boom" or "sizzle."
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Which is an example of a hyperbole?
I'm so hungry I could eat a whole elephant.
Her eyes were shining stars in the dark.
The wind howled through the night.
The water was as cold as ice.
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What is a hyperbole?
An extreme exaggeration used to make a point
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
A type of poem that follows a specific pattern.
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Which is an example of a simile?
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
The leaves danced in the wind.
He had a heart of stone.
The thunder roared in the night sky.
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What is alliteration?
A word that imitates a sound, such as "bang" or "buzz."
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words
A type of exaggeration used to make a point.
A comparison between two things without using "like" or "as."
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What is personification?
A comparison between two things using "like" or "as."
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
A type of poem that does not rhyme.
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words
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Which is an example of alliteration?
The snake slithered silently through the grass.
He ran as fast as a lion.
The rain poured down in heavy sheets.
The moonlight lit up the dark sky.
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What is a metaphor?
A type of poem that tells a story.
A phrase that has been used so often that it has lost its original meaning.
A word that imitates a sound, like "buzz" or "bang."
A direct comparison between two things without using "like" or "as."
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Which is an example of personification?
He ran as fast as a cheetah.
The stars winked at us from the night sky.
Boom! The drum made a loud noise.
The classroom was a zoo.
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which is an example of a metaphor?
Time is a thief.
The wind whispered through the trees.
The clouds are like cotton candy.
Boom! The fireworks exploded in the night sky.
