Personification is...

When nonhuman objects are given human characteristics.

Repetition of vowel sounds in close succession.

An example of an idiom is...

I’ve got a frog in my throat.

Personification is when...

when nonhuman objects are given human characteristics

Extreme exaggeration of the facts.

Pattern of regular stressed & unstressed syllables in words

An example of an onomatopoeia is...

The horse clip-clopped down the cobblestone road.

The deliberate re-use of a word or phrase for effect.

Comparing 2 unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

An example of alliteration is...

snap! Snake found her slippery supper.

An example of a simile is...

"His handshake felt like a wet fish"

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1
When I analyse a poem I do it in...
I don't know how to analyse a poem.
Dot points
Full sentences
Single words only
2
Personification is...
When nonhuman objects are given human characteristics.
When a person is given nonhuman characteristics.
When a poem is about a person
A poetic device that gives a poem rhythm.
3
Which is better to use to analyse a poem?
THIEVES
Just reading the poem
STEP UP
PIE
4
Assonance is...
Repetition of vowel sounds in close succession.
The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs
There are things that gruffoon in the late afternoon.
Repetition of consonant sounds throughout a poem.
5
An example of an idiom is...
As happy as a pig in mud.
She is a peacock.
I’ve got a frog in my throat.
Around the rugged rocks the ragged rascal ran.
6
Personification is when...
You give the poem a person's name
The last words in every line rhyme
when nonhuman objects are given human characteristics
The poem is about a person
7
The two Ps in STEP UP stand for...
Poetic Devices and Plan
Poetic Devices and Purpose
Poetic Devices and Punishment
Purpose and Plan
8
Hyperbole is...
Using corresponding letters to represent rhyming patterns.
Extreme exaggeration of the facts.
The name of Ms. Kidd's horse.
The comparison of two unlike objects
9
Rhythm is...
Pattern of regular stressed & unstressed syllables in words
Words that have the same sound.
Something a drummer takes care of.
Patterns within a poem
10
An example of an onomatopoeia is...
The baby cried and cried all night long
I don't like poetry
The horse clip-clopped down the cobblestone road.
There was a loveliness to the night sky
11
An example of a rhyming pattern is...
1234
1, 2, 1, 2
ABCD
AB, AB
12
Repetition is...
Not used in poetry.
The deliberate re-use of a word or phrase for effect.
The rhythm of the poem.
When the poem rhymes.
13
The 'I' in THIEVES stands for...
iPad
Eyeball
Inform
Introduction
14
A simile is...
A song by Kanye.
Comparing 2 unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Comparing two like things to each other
A poetic device that has to do with rhythm.
15
An example of alliteration is...
lazy, lazy, lazy, lazy, lazy, lazy Jane
There are things that gruffoon late in the night
snap! Snake found her slippery supper.
Life is a barren field
16
The purpose of a text is ...
To use poetic devices.
Persuade, inform and entertain
Perform, inform and energise
Give the reader something to do.
17
The repetition of the FINAL sound of a word is called...
A poetic device
Onomatopoeia
Rhyme
Rhythm
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An example of a simile is...
"His handshake felt like a wet fish"
"The rusty spigot sputters, utters a splutter"
"making my eyes feel red"
"The sky is grouchy gray"

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