Poetic Devices Part I
What type of poetic device is this?
It is a literary device that uses descriptive language to create mental images for the reader.
Imagery Devices
What type of poetic device is being used?
"We were, as it happens sometimes, dancing with winter."
A. Simile B. Allusion C. Metaphor D. Personification
D. Personification
What type of poetic device is this?
It’s a technique poets use to make their work sound more pleasing or displeasing to the ear.
Sound Devices
What type of poetic device is being used?
“The moon hung in the sky like a glowing silver lantern.”
A. Metaphor B. Sound Devices C. Simile
D. Personification
C. Simile
What type of poetic device is this?
Used to add depth and broaden the meaning of poetry.
Symbol/Symbolism
What type of poetic device is this?
Describes something by saying it is something else. It's like a hidden comparison that helps us understand and imagine things in a new way.
Metaphor
What type of poetic device is being used?
"The doe's eyes were so wide they seemed to come out of her head."
A. Hyperbole B. Idiom C. Alliteration
D. Symbol/Symbolism
A. Hyperbole
What type of poetic device is this?
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.
Rhyme
What type of poetic device is being used?
“The lunchroom was dead silent”
A. Onomatopoeia B. Metaphor C. Allusion
D. Repetition
B. Metaphor
What type of poetic device is this?
Uses exaggeration to make a point or create effect.
Hyperbole
What type of poetic device is this?
Compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as' to show similarities.
Simile
What type of poetic device is being used?
"Beauty above me
Beauty below me
Beauty before me"
A. Alliteration B. Oxymoron C. Rhyme D. Repetition
D. Repetition
What type of poetic device is this?
The naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it.
Onomatopoeia
What type of poetic device is being used?
“She looked like Heidi. Or Bo Peep.”
A. Simile B. Allusion C. Rhyme D. Onomatopoeia
B. Allusion
What type of poetic device is this?
Used to create an indirect reference to something outside of the poem.
Allusion
What type of poetic device is this?
Giving human characteristics or qualities to non-human things or animals.
Personification
What type of poetic device is being used?
"I think it works, Michael said. He scowled and let his upper lip quiver."
A. Idiom B. Allusion C. Onomatopoeia D. Hyperbole
C. Onomatopoeia
What type of poetic device is this?
Used to convey his or her messages in a simple way to readers.
Literary Devices
What type of poetic device is being used?
"How come you're so dense all of a sudden?"
A. Simile B. Hyperbole C Idiom D. Symbol/Symbolism
C Idiom
What type of poetic device is this?
It is made up of two or more words that seem to be opposite to each other, or actually are opposite.
Oxymoron
What poetic device is this?
A technique that uses the repetition of sounds at the beginning of words in a phrase or sentence.
Alliteration
All of the following are examples of what?
Hyperbole, symbol/symbolism, allusion, idiom, and oxymoron.
A. Literary Devices B. Imagery Devices
C. Sound Devices
A. Literary Devices
What type of poetic device is this?
When writers reuse words, phrases, images, or structures multiple times within a poem.
Repetition
What type of poetic device was being used in "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street" when Goodman's car starts up by itself and Charlie's lights turn on in his house randomly?
D. Symbolism because it symbolizes that they might be the potential monsters.
What type of poetic device is this?
A group of words that has a different meaning than what the words actually say.
Idiom