Poetic Devices

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English

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7th - 10th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

L.4.5, L.4.5A, L.6.5A

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify which poetic device is used below:
He was as strong as an ox.

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Refrain

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify which poetic device is used below:
The wonderful wind whistles...

Metaphor

Assonance

Alliteration

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify which poetic device is used below:
The river moaned as it danced across the rocks.

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify which poetic device is used below:
Mr. Glotfelty is a big, fat baboon.

Alliteration

Personification

Simile

Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify which poetic device is used below:
"I must confess that in my quest
I felt depressed and restless."

Alliteration

Assonance

Refrain

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify which poetic device is used below:
John's shadow boxed around the room.

Personification

Metaphor

Alliteration

Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identify which poetic device is used below:
"While I nodded nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping."

Assonance

Personification

Metaphor

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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