Poetry Elements Flashcard

Front

Which of the following is an example of a simile?

• The wind whispered through the trees.
• She is as brave as a lion.
• Time is a thief.
• He has a heart of stone.

Back

She is as brave as a lion.

Front

Identify the poetic device used in the following line: "The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky."

Back

Personification

Front

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew.
• The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
• She sells seashells by the seashore.
• I wandered lonely as a cloud.

Back

She sells seashells by the seashore.

Front

Identify the type of figurative language used in the following line: "Life is a highway that we travel on."

Back

Metaphor

Front

Which line contains an example of onomatopoeia?

• The bees buzzed by the daisy.
• The lake was a mirror reflecting the sky.
• Love is a flame that burns in our heart.
• She was a shining star in the night.

Back

The bees buzzed by the daisy.

Front

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
• She is as fast as the wind.
• His words were music to her ears.
• The sun smiled down on us.

Back

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Front

Identify the poetic device used in the following line: "The thunder roared and the lightning cracked." Options: Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Onomatopoeia

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

Which of the following is an example of an oxymoron?

• Act naturally.
• She is as light as a feather.
• He could hear the sound of silence.
• The stars whispered secrets to the night.

Back

Act naturally.

Front

Which line contains an example of assonance? Options: The light of the fire is a sight., Whales in the wake like capes and Alps quake., The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew., He clasps the crag with crooked hands.

Back

Whales in the wake like capes and Alps quake.

Front

Identify the poetic device used in the following line: "The leaves danced in the wind."

Back

Personification