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Sound Devices
Figurative Language
Wild Card
True or False
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What literary technique begins three words with the same initial consonant sound. Such as Crazy, Crackling, Corn
Alliteration
100
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of...
Alliteration
100
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human objects
100
"Alice’s aunt ate apples and acorns around August." What technique is used here?
Alliteration
100
A haiku has seven syllables in the first line
False. It has five.
200
"The snakes hissed as we approached" is an example of
Onomatopoeia
200
A word which imitates a sound
Onomatopoeia
200
"He could hear his world crashing down around him when he received the bad news about his daughter." What literary technique is this?
Imagery
200
"And darling I will be loving you 'til we're seventy/ And baby my heart could still fall as hard at twenty-three/ And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways/ Maybe just the touch of a hand/ Oh me I fall in love with you every single day/ And I just wanna tell you I am" What is the rhyme scheme?
AABCBC
200
The words "like" or "as" are always used in a metaphor.
False. It is used in a simile.
300
"The fish was as big as a house!" What literary technique is this?
Hyperbole/Simile
300
Words that have similar ending sounds
Rhyme
300
What is a simile?
A comparison of unlike things using "like" or "as"
300
What is the term to describe a poem which is structured in a way such that it looks like the subject it is talking about?
Shape poem
300
When identifying the rhyme scheme in a poem, always begin with the letter "C"
False. You start with A first.
400
"The flowers waved in the wind." What literary technique is this?
Personification
400
What is an internal rhyme?
A rhyme occurring within the lines instead of at the end of the lines. For example: I’m alone, on my own, and that’s all I know/ I’ll be strong, I’ll be wrong, oh but life goes on/ Oh, I’m just a girl, trying to find a place in this world
400
What is a metaphor?
A direct comparison of unlike things without the use of "like" or "as"
400
What is a stanza?
A group of lines in a poem
400
The sound devices in poetry give it a musical quality when read silently.
False. Sound devices work best when it is read out loud.
500
Give me an example of a metaphor.
My mother is a tigress! She always screams at me for the smallest of things.
500
Give an example of a pair of rhyming words that do not have similar spelling.
True/Through See/Tea Straight/Weight
500
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerated statements that are made for emphasis
500
What is a haiku?
It is a Japanese style poem that as 5 syllables in the first line, 7 syllables in the second line and 5 syllables in the third line.
500
An internal rhyme is when the sound in the middle of two different words rhyme.
False. An internal rhyme is when the words within the lines of the poem rhyme. For example: Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill/ Paying anything to roll the dice just one more time/ Some will win, some will lose, some were born to sing the blues/ Oh, the movie never ends, it goes on and on, and on, and on…