Poetic Devices

Which of the following is NOT an example of alliteration?

• Barber baby bubbles and a bumblebee
• Jerry Jordan's jelly jar and jam
• Rosy's going riding on her red rinoceros
• For I had a story that no one could beat, and to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street!

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Max is a pig when he eats.
This is an example of a/an: 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

The gentle giant jumped in jubilation. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• simile
• metaphor
• 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

Your brain is a computer. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A tutor who tuted the flute,
tried to tutor two tooter's to toot. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration

The bird flew as fast as the wind. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

"Lemon and lime flavour," growled the lion. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• alliteration
• metaphor
• simile

The pool glittered like a mirror. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• metaphor
• alliteration 
• simile

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CCSS.L.4.5A

She happily helped the homeless.
This is an example of a/an: 

• metaphor
• alliteration
• simile. 

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CCSS.L.4.5A

The cat's fur was a blanket of warmth. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• metaphor
• simile 
• alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5A