Poetic devices
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- Q1What poetic device refers to the repetition of initial sounds in a series of words?MetaphorHyperboleSimileAlliteration30s
- Q2Which poetic device involves the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe?OnomatopoeiaIronyPersonificationEnjambment30s
- Q3What is the term for the repetition of a consonant sound within a line of poetry?EnjambmentOxymoronAssonanceConsonance30s
- Q4What is the term for a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?SimileHyperboleMetaphorAlliteration30s
- Q5What is the term for giving human characteristics to non-human objects or ideas?OxymoronHyperbolePersonificationEnjambment30s
- Q6What poetic device refers to the use of exaggerated statements or claims?AlliterationPersonificationHyperboleMetaphor30s
- Q7What is the term for the repetition of a vowel sound within a line of poetry?OnomatopoeiaAssonanceConsonanceEnjambment30s
- Q8What poetic device involves the use of contradictory terms or phrases?MetaphorEnjambmentSimileOxymoron30s