Poetic Devices

Poetic Devices

9th Grade

40 Qs

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Poetic Devices

Poetic Devices

Assessment

Quiz

English

9th Grade

Medium

CCSS
L.4.5, RL.7.4, L.11-12.5A

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Standards-aligned

Created by

Erika DeWitt

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40 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the poetic device that uses vivid, descriptive language to appeal to the five senses?

Imagery

Symbolism

Metaphor

Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poetic device is an over-exaggeration used for emphasis or effect?

hyperbole

simile

irony

metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a direct comparison of two different things?

metaphor

simile

personification

hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poetic device gives human-like qualities to a non-human thing?

Personification

Alliteration

Irony

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the comparison of two different things that uses 'like' or 'as'?

simile

metaphor

analogy

personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which poetic device uses an object to represent a complex or abstract idea?

Symbolism

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words called?

Alliteration

Metaphor

Simile

Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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