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Poetic devices definition

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20 questions
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  • Q1
    Which poetic device uses exaggerated statements or claims for emphasis?
    Hyperbole
    Simile
    Metaphor
    Personification
    30s
  • Q2
    Which poetic device involves the repetition of the same consonant sound in close proximity?
    Rhyme
    Alliteration
    Imagery
    Assonance
    30s
  • Q3
    Which poetic device is a figure of speech that gives human qualities or characteristics to inanimate objects or non-human entities?
    Hyperbole
    Metaphor
    Personification
    Irony
    30s
  • Q4
    Which poetic device is a direct comparison between two unrelated things using 'like' or 'as'?
    Hyperbole
    Simile
    Metaphor
    Personification
    30s
  • Q5
    Which poetic device is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds in closely connected words?
    Alliteration
    Assonance
    Rhyme
    Onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q6
    Which poetic device involves giving human characteristics to animals, objects, or abstract ideas?
    Personification
    Metaphor
    Simile
    Hyperbole
    30s
  • Q7
    Which poetic device is the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?
    Assonance
    Onomatopoeia
    Alliteration
    Rhyme
    30s
  • Q8
    Which poetic device is the use of words or phrases that appeal to the five senses?
    Imagery
    Simile
    Metaphor
    Personification
    30s
  • Q9
    Which poetic device is the substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one?
    Euphemism
    Sarcasm
    Irony
    Hyperbole
    30s
  • Q10
    Which poetic device is the repetition of the same or similar sounds at the end of words?
    Rhyme
    Alliteration
    Assonance
    Onomatopoeia
    30s
  • Q11
    Which poetic device is used in the following line? 'The leaves danced in the wind'
    metaphor
    alliteration
    simile
    personification
    30s
  • Q12
    Which poetic device is used in the following line? 'Her smile was a ray of sunshine'
    simile
    personification
    hyperbole
    metaphor
    30s
  • Q13
    Which poetic device is used in the following line? 'The thunder roared angrily'
    alliteration
    personification
    metaphor
    simile
    30s
  • Q14
    Which poetic device is used in the following line? 'The stars whispered secrets to each other'
    personification
    metaphor
    simile
    hyperbole
    30s
  • Q15
    Which poetic device is used in the following line? 'The flowers danced in the gentle breeze'
    alliteration
    simile
    metaphor
    personification
    30s

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