What is personification?

Exploring Literary Devices

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Personification is the use of metaphors in writing.
Personification is the process of creating fictional characters.
Personification is a type of poetry.
Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Give an example of a simile.
as bright as a star
as brave as a lion
as quiet as a mouse
as fast as a cheetah
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What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A metaphor does not use 'like' or 'as', whereas a simile does.
A metaphor uses 'like' or 'as', while a simile does not.
A simile is a type of metaphor that always uses 'like' or 'as' in every case.
Both metaphor and simile are the same and interchangeable.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Identify an example of alliteration.
Betty Botter bought some butter, but she said the butter's bitter.
How can a clam cram in a clean cream can?
Silly Sally sells seashells by the seashore.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is rhyme in poetry?
Rhyme is the theme or subject matter of a poem.
Rhyme is the repetition of similar sounds in the final syllables of lines in poetry.
Rhyme refers to the structure of a poem's stanzas.
Rhyme is the use of metaphors in poetry.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Provide an example of onomatopoeia.
whisper
buzz
glow
sizzle
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What does hyperbole mean?
A type of literary device that uses irony.
A form of poetry that focuses on brevity.
Exaggeration for emphasis or effect.
A method of scientific measurement.
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