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Poetic Device Define
Poetic Device Example
Poetry Genre
Poetic Device Example
Poetic Device Define
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What is alliteration?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
100
Ted tricked Tom into teasing Tris' sister.
What is alliteration?
100
This is a long, serious poem, that usually is focused on the exploits of a hero.
What is an Epic poem?
100
Blue Zoo Too New
What is rhyme scheme?
100
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds like its own definition.
200
What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
200
The trees smiled and waved as I walked by.
What is personification?
200
A short humorous poem of 5 lines.
What is a limerick?
200
He is as strong as an ox.
What is a simile?
200
What is an allusion?
A reference to another important text like the bible, or mythological characters or events.
300
What is Hyperbole?
Intentional Exaggeration by an author.
300
He is as cool as the other side of the pillow.
What is a simile?
300
Poem of 14 lines. Usually about themes of love and romance.
What is a Sonnet?
300
It's raining cats and dogs.
What is an idiom?
300
What is an idiom?
A phrase that does not make literal sense, but everyone understands what it means.
400
What is imagery?
When an author uses very descriptive language to help the reader create a picture in their mind.
400
She is older than dirt.
What is hyperbole?
400
Short poem of 3 lines, usually about nature.
What is Haiku?
400
The cars made a sickening crunch when they smashed together.
What is onomatopoeia?
400
What is rhyme scheme?
The pattern of rhyme in a poem
500
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of unlike things where one thing is described as being something other than what it is.
500
That woman is a bear.
What is a metaphor?
500
What kind of play is based on themes of justice and revenge?
Tragedy
500
She is at rest.
What is Euphemism.
500
What is euphemism?
Intentional understatement by an author.