Poetic Devices Pt. 1
A comparison of different things using "like" or "as."
Simile
giving human like qualities to a non-human thing
personification
"The flowers danced in the wind as it whistled the song of Spring."
Personification
What piece of clothing brought Frosty the Snowman to life?
A hat
Which city is commonly referred to as a city of love?
Paris
The use of a word that imitates a sound
onomatopoeia
poetry that does not follow a specific meter or rhyme scheme.
free verse
"We were merely two ships passing in the night."
Metaphor
Where does Buddy’s human father work in the movie Elf?
A publishing company
What is the national sport for the UK?
cricket
repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
alliteration
an over exaggeration for emphasis or effect
hyperbole
I went to town to buy a gown. / I took the car, and it wasn't far.
Internal rhyme
A Song of Ice and Fire is the novel that which popular TV series is based on?
Game of Thrones
Which country won the very first World Cup?
Uruguay
rhyme within lines of poetry
internal rhyme
a question that is not expected to be answered, used for effect
rhetorical question
"This meeting is taking forever."
Hyperbole
What is allegedly the name of Kylie Jenner's son?
Wolf
Which planet goes by the other name of the Red Planet?
Mars
A group of lines in poetry
stanza
repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of sentences, lines, or clauses
anaphora
Tired with all these, for restful death I cry,
As to behold desert a beggar born,
And needy nothing trimm’d in jollity,
And purest faith unhappily forsworn,
And gilded honour shamefully misplac’d,
Anaphora
What is the longest running game show on television?
The Price is Right
What is the last state to join the United States?
Hawaii