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Poetic Device

Authored by Sarah Williams

English

7th Grade

CCSS covered

Poetic Device
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which poetic device is used in the following sentence? Toby was as strong as an ox.

metaphor

personification

simile

allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Identify which poetic device is used in the sentence below: The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plains.

alliteration

metaphor

personification

assonance

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The repetition of the same consonant letter or sound at the beginning of a group of words is called:

alliteration

assonance

allusion

anthropomorphism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.2.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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A figure of speech where exaggeration is used for effect or to stress a point...

onomatopoeia

hyperbole

irony

oxymoron

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the purpose of using enjambment in poetry?

To create a rhyme scheme

To make the poem easier to read

To carry the idea from one line to the next without a pause

To emphasize a particular word or phrase

Answer explanation

Enjambment in poetry is used to carry the idea from one line to the next without a pause, allowing for a continuous flow of thought and meaning.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which two poetic devices does the following contain:

allusion and symbolism

simile and allusion

metaphor and symbolism

simile and metaphor

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which poetic device do the following lyrics feature?

oxymoron

repetition

couplet

stanza

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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