Poetic Devices

"My brother is as tall as the Empire State Building" is an example of a:

• Metaphor
• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Repetition

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Sound words like "moo," "boing," and "wham" are examples of:

• Alliteration
• Personification
• Symbolism
• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable is a:

• Simile
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor
• Personification

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

“The sun smiled at me” is an example of:

• Simile
• Personification
• Hyperbole
• Metaphor

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CCSS.L.6.5A

“It’s raining cats and dogs” is an example of a what?

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Idiom
• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5B

CCSS.L.5.5B

What is a group of words that carries a particular meaning other than what it literally says?

• Personification
• Idiom
• Simile
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

This figurative language term is when the same vowel sounds occur in several words in one sentence.

• Assonance
• Alliteration
• Meter
• Idiom

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

“His eyes seemed to burn red.” What is this an example of?

• Metaphor
• Symbolism
• Idiom
• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

“Penny’s pretty pink parchment was perfect for her party invitations” is an example of a(n):

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Symbol
• Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Hear and here are examples of:

• Alliteration
• Genre
• Homophones
• Clichés