Elements of Poetry

Front

The narrator of a poem is called the:

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Speaker

Front

These emphasize sound and give poetry its musical quality:

Back

Sound devices

Front

Words that end in the same sound (ex: hat and cat)

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Rhyme

Front

Repeated use of sounds, words, or ideas for effect and emphasis (ex: nevermore)

Back

Repetition

Front

Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close together (ex: while I nodded, nearly napping)

Back

Alliteration

Front

A word that sounds like what it means (ex: boom)

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What literary device is used in the sentence: "When the test began, the guys grimaced and groaned."? Options: Rhyme, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia

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Alliteration

Front

The steaks sizzled on the grill.

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Onomatopoeia

Front

What literary device is used in the description: "The apartment was on the top floor—a small living-room, a small dining-room, a small bedroom, and a bath."? Options: Repetition, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia.

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Repetition

Front

"I do not like green eggs and ham.

I do not like them, Sam-I-Am.

I would not like them here or there.

I would not like them anywhere."

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Rhyme