Poetry Figurative Language Review Examples

A group of related lines in a poem:

• Alliteration

• Stanza

• Metaphor

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

"Her smile was as bright as sunshine." This is an example of...

• Rhyme

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Repetition

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

"The wind sadly whispered through the trees." This is an example of ...

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

A _____ is the comparison of two things in which one is said to be another.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

When words end in the same sounds, it is called _____.

• Rhythm

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery

• Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

A comparison of two things using the words like or as is called a _____.

• Stanza

• Sound

• Sonnet

• Simile

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Max's marvelous muffins is an example of ....

• Alliteration

• Rhythm

• Onomatopoeia

• Rhyme

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

All of the following are examples of onomatopoeia except

• Smash

• Boom

• Sing

• Bang

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which of the following is an example of hyperbole?

• He is a very smart boy.

• I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.

• This is a good song.

• I do not like this show.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

What does this example of hyperbole mean: This suitcase weighs a ton!

• The suitcase is very heavy!

• The suitcase is purple!

• The suitcase is very large!

• The suitcase is lost!

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A