Poem Practice

Front

What is the main idea of the poem?

Back

The horse won its competition.

Front

What literary device is used in the line "He towered like a king"?

Back

Simile

Front

What does the line "He towered like a king" mean?

Back

The horse was tall and powerful.

Front

What literary device is exemplified in the lines "The horse stood tall / Above them all"?

Back

Rhyme

Front

What literary device is exemplified in the lines "He trotted with grace / With a perfect pace"?

Back

Alliteration

Front

Define 'metaphor'.

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things by stating one is the other.

Front

Define 'simile'.

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Front

Define 'alliteration'.

Back

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Front

Define 'rhyme'.

Back

The correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.

Front

Define 'personification'.

Back

Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities.