Poetic Devices Practice
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9th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What poetic device is used in 'The crazy lady is very lazy.'?
metaphor
personification
rhyme
onomatopoeia
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What poetic device is used in 'The tree bark was rough against her skin.'?
Imagery
personification
symbolism
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Buzz, goes the blue fly, / Hum, goes the bee,
Buzz and hum they cry, / And so do we:
Which technique is being used?
Irony
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.L.7.5
CCSS.L.8.5
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a metaphor?
an extreme exaggeration
a comparison between two unlike things using like or or
a non-human thing is given a human characteristic
a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
Tags
CCSS.W.11-12.2D
CCSS.L.4.5A
CCSS.L.5.5A
CCSS.RL.5.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What poetic device is used in 'The gracious green grass grew quickly.'?
rhyme
repetition
symbolism
alliteration
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is personification?
an extreme exaggeration
a comparison between two unlike things using like or or
a non-human thing is given a human characteristic
a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as
Tags
CCSS.L.6.5A
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is alliteration?
an extreme exaggeration
the repetition of beginning consonant sounds
a non-human thing is given a human characteristic
the use of a word whose sound makes you think of its meaning
Tags
CCSS.L.4.5
CCSS.L.5.5
CCSS.L.6.5
CCSS.RL.7.4
CCSS.RL.2.4
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