Poetic Devices

What is the purpose of using repetition in writing?

• To make the text more interesting and memorable.

• To confuse the reader.

• To shorten the text.

• To add more characters to the story.

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CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is an example of alliteration?

• The cat sat on the mat

• Peter picked pink and purple pumpkins

• The sun is bright

• She sells seashells by the seashore

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What is the effect of using a simile in writing?

• It makes the text longer.

• It makes comparisons clearer.

• It confuses the reader.

• It shortens the text.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of these phrases is a metaphor?

• The grass is green.

• The classroom was a zoo.

• The sky is blue.

• The dog barked loudly.

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Which of the following is NOT an example of personification?

• The leaves waved in the wind

• The clock told the time

• The sun smiled down on us

• The river flowed quickly

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is being personified in the sentence "The wind sang a gentle song"?

• The song

• The wind

• The gentle

• The sang

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CCSS.L.6.5A

What is the term for a word that imitates the sound of something?

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

• Simile

• Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which of the following words is an example of onomatopoeia?

• Happy

• Boom

• Bright

• Tall

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What does the word "boom" typically describe?

• A soft sound

• A loud explosion

• A gentle breeze

• A quiet whisper

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which sentence is NOT an example of hyperbole?

• I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

• The car is as fast as lightning!

• The homework will take a million years to finish.

• The cat is sleeping on the mat.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A