Literary Devices
Examples of Literary Devices
Poems
Examples of Poems
All mixed up
100
The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to
What is onomatopoeia
100
"Jack Shook the Shack" is an example of this literary device
What is consonance
100
This poem has a 5-7-5 syllabic pattern
What is a haiku poem
100
come together come together cometogether
What is a concrete poem
100
This type of poem originated in Japan
What is a Haiku
200
Two or more words that have similar first sounds
What is alliteration
200
"She is as fast as a cheetah" is an example of this literary device
What is a simile
200
This poem has a topic idea running down the left side of the poem. Each letter in the topic word has a new thought that runs off the side from left to right and is relevant to the topic word
What is an acrostic poem
200
There once was a fellow named Tim whose dad never taught him to swim He fell off a dock and sunk like a rock And that was the end of him
What is a limerick
200
This type of poem has 7 lines and sometimes compares a noun and its antonym (opposite)
What is a diamante poem
300
This literary device is a comparison between two unlike things not using the word “like” or “as” to make the comparison
What is a metaphor
300
Bllop, Splash and dip are all examples of this literary device
What is onomatopoeia
300
This poem has 7 lines and takes the shape of a diamond
What is a diamante poem
300
As the wind does blow Across the trees, I see the Buds blooming in May
What is a haiku poem
300
These poems have a reualr pattern of rhyming or structure
What is a closed form poem
400
This is when similar vowel sounds are repeated in two or more words
What is assonance
400
"Life is a fashion show" is an example of this literary device
What is a metaphor
400
This poem has 7 lines and has an "aabba" rhyme scheme
What is a limerick
400
Hockey is my favorite sport. Out cold Count the periods knock out Easy , play the puck , boys Yuck! The puck just hit me in the face.
What is an acrostic poem
400
This literary device gives human qualities to nonhuman things
What is personification
500
A comparison using like or as
What is a simile
500
Dressy daffodils is an example of these two literary devices
What is alliteration and personification
500
A poem that describes a person in 11 lines
What is a bio poem
500
Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious
What is a cinquain
500
These types of poems have no identifiable patterns of rhyme, rhythm
What is an open form poem
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