Poetry

Which of the following is a simile?

• She sings beautifully.

• She sings softly.

• She is a good singer.

• She sings like an angel.

_____ is the literary device that engages the human senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).

• Hyperbole

• Imagery

• Simile

• Memory

Words that resemble the sounds they make/mean is called ...

• Synonyms

• Repetition

• Onomatopoeia

• Alliteration

A direct comparison NOT using like or as is called ...

• Synonyms

• Antonyms

• Simile

• Metaphor

Poetry without a regular meter or rhyme scheme

• haiku

• cinquain

• free verse

• limerick

The repetition of beginning sounds.

• repetition

• alliteration

• rhyme

• meter

The recurring use of a sound, a word, a phrase, or a line.

• repetition

• onomatopoeia

• alliteration

• simile

Words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions to which they refer.

• rhyme

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• simile

The main idea of a poem. What the author wants you to learn

• free verse

• cinquain

• theme

• metaphor

Poetry that tells a story.

• rhyme

• meter

• limerick

• narrative