Poetry Techniques Review

"The wind roared like a passing freight train." This is an example of which of the following?

• allusion

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

"Quit being a Grinch and help me!" This is an example of which of the following?

• allusion

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

"The screen door whined as it swung shut." This is an example of which of the following?

• allusion

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"The grass was a green carpet under my feet." This is an example of which of the following?

• allusion

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

1. Comparisons using like or as are examples of which of the following?

• metaphor

• personification

• simile

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The snow kissed her nose. This is an example of which of the following?

• assonance

• personification

• limerick

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Sensory language is associated with which of the following?

• consonance

• imagery

• alliteration

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables is an example of?

• free verse

• meter

• consonance

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

A line of poetry that says, “Their words are trumpet blasts.” Is an example of?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• assonance

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

Buzz, clink, toll, hiss are all examples of which of the following?

• personification

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3