Figurative Language
Poetry Devices
Poetry Types
Literary Terms
Literary Genres
100
“He eats like a pig.” What type of figurative language does this statement use? A) Pigs. B) Personification. C) Tacos. D) Simile.
D) Simile.
100
A device where a word or phrase is repeated constantly.
What is repetition?
100
A poem which has no rhyme scheme, no specific pattern, or an unlimited amount of lines/syllables is a A)haiku B)narrative C)free verse D)ode
What is free verse?
100
Place and time are part of what in a story? A) Food B) Setting C) Plot D) Theme
What is setting?
100
A story that is not real, but could happen such as the book "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton.
What is a Realistic Fiction?
200
“Maraya’s temper is a volcano, ready to explode” What type of figurative language is this?
Metaphor
200
A pattern that a rhyme creates. What is A)alliteration B)connotation C)rhyme scheme D)assonance
What is rhyme scheme?
200
There once was a man from Peru Who dreamed he was eating his shoe He woke up one night And to his very fright He found out that it was quite true! This poem is an example of what?
What is a limerick?
200
The feeling of the story is called what?
What is Mood?
200
What kind of story is exaggerated? A)Fairy Tale B)Tall Tale C)Science Fiction D)Historical Fiction
B)Tall Tale
300
I am a word or phrase that means something different from my literal meaning. In addition, I am a common phrase or term whose meaning is not real, but can be understood by my popular use. What am I?
I am an idiom.
300
A device where a sound is written as a word.
What is onomatopoeia?
300
A poem which is usually a narrative poem with a sad mood is a A)elegy B)dramatic C)ode D)ballad
What is a ballad?
300
The author’s emotions towards the subject in a writing is called what?
What is Tone?
300
What type of book has facts? A)Novel B)Historical Fiction C)Drama D)None of the Above
D)None of the above. The correct answer is Non-fiction.
400
An exaggeration to create emphasis or effect. For example, “It is so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.”
What is hyperbole?
400
The repetition of the sound of a vowel. What is A)alliteration B)consonance C)rhyme scheme D)assonance
What is assonance?
400
A poem with 5 lines, lin1 has one noun, line 2 has 2 adjectives, line 3 has 3 ing words, line 4 has a four word phrase, and line 5 has 1 noun, is a...
What is cinquain?
400
Not always a character, but speaks in the book to describe feelings or what is happening. What am I?
What is Narrator?
400
What kind of book is about someone’s life written by someone else?
A biography.
500
"Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo." - Don Marquis. What type of figurative language does the statement above use?
It is an analogy.
500
"Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August." What type of poetic device is this?
What is alliteration?
500
A poem which is based on an object, idea, or person which the author thinks is amazing and praiseworthy.
What is an ode?
500
“Life were better ended by their hate, Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love” - Romeo and Juliet What type of literary term is used in this quote?
What is Foreshadowing?
500
What type of book has dates and events that happened in order with memories?
What is a memoir, diary, or journal?