1. Poetic Devices Onomatopoeia Alliteration Simile Metaphor
Personification
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Hyperbole
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2. Language using figures of speech cannot be taken literally.
Figure of Speech
Figurative Language
Language using figures of speech cannot be taken literally.
A way of saying something other than in an ordinary way
Saying one thing meaning another!

3. Simile Hyperbole Metaphor Personification Poetic Devices Quiz
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4. Simile
A simile is a comparison between two unlike things that have something in common. A simile always uses the words like or as to make a comparison.
Examples:
like two peas in a pod
my love is like a red, red rose
deer ran like the wind

5. Metaphor
A metaphor is a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that have something in common. The comparison is made without the use of like or as.
Examples:
Patty was a raging tiger when she lost her lunch money.
During the night the forest was a dark, frightening battlefield

6. Hyperbole
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect. It may be confused with a simile because it often compares two items. The difference is that with a hyperbole the comparison is an exaggeration.
Examples:
I could sleep for a year.
This box weighs a ton.
His eyes were as round as saucers.

7. Personification
Personification is when an author gives an idea, object, or animal qualities or traits of a person.
Examples:
a smiling moon
CD player sang a tune
car ran

8. Onomatopoeia
Onomatopoeia is the imitation of natural sounds in word form. These words help us form mental pictures about the things, people, or places that are described.
Examples:
buzz,
hiss,
Roar
bang

9. Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. When writers want to emphasize certain words, they may use alliteration
Examples:
down in the dumps
do or die
right as rain
Coca - Cola

10. As she watched the movie she was a blank
Select a Simile
My brother is a clown.
As she watched the movie she was a blank
page.
Simile
My grandmother was as blind as a bat.
She is a turtle.
Not a Simile
Her brother was as meek as a lamb.
She was as sly as a fox.

11. Mean Metaphors His feet are as black as coal. Neil is a snake
The traffic is murder.
Her hair is silk.
She ran like the wind.
You are as beautiful as a rose.

12. I am so tired I could sleep for a year.
Hyper Hyperboles
I am so tired I could sleep for a year.
My mom hummed.
I cried like a baby.
My grandfather is older than the hills.
Move than one can of soup.
I will die if he ask me to dance.

13. Perfect Personification
My arm hurt.
My computer hates me.
The sun shined.
She walked like a goddess.
Opportunity was knocking at my door.
The sun was playing hide and seek, amidst the clouds.

14. Nice Try
This is a metaphor. It compares the brother to a clown, but doesn’t use like or as.
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15. Way to go
This is a simile. It compares my grandmother to a bat by using the word as.
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16. This is a simile. It compares she to a fox by using the word as.
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This is a simile. It compares she to a fox by using the word as.
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17. Nice Try
This is a metaphor. It compares she to a turtle, but doesn’t use like or as.
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18. As is in the sentence but not used to compare.
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This is a metaphor. It compares she to a blank page, but doesn’t use like or as.
As is in the sentence but not used to compare.
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19. Way to go
This is a simile. It compares her brother to a lamb by using the word as.
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20. Way to go
This is a metaphor. It compares Neil to a snake and does not use like or as.
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21. Way to go
This is a metaphor. It compares traffic and murder and does not use like or as.
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22. This is a simile. It compares she to the wind and uses like.
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This is a simile. It compares she to the wind and uses like.
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23. This is a simile. It compares his feet to coal and uses as.
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This is a simile. It compares his feet to coal and uses as.
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24. Way to go
This is a metaphor. It compares her hair to silk and does not use like or as.
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25. This is a simile. It compares you to a rose and uses as.
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This is a simile. It compares you to a rose and uses as.
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26. This sentence does not use poetic devices.
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This sentence does not use poetic devices.
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27. This simile. It compares I to a baby and uses like.
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This simile. It compares I to a baby and uses like.
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28. Way to go
This is a hyperbole. It is exaggerating how old my grandmother really is.
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29. Way to go
This is a hyperbole. It is exaggerating how much I want him to ask me to dance.
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30. This is a hyperbole. It is exaggerating how tired I am.
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This is a hyperbole. It is exaggerating how tired I am.
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31. This sentence does not use poetic devices.
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This sentence does not use poetic devices.
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32. This sentence does not use poetic devices.
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This sentence does not use poetic devices.
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33. This sentence does not use poetic devices.
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This sentence does not use poetic devices.
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34. This sentence uses personification. It personifies opportunity.
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This sentence uses personification. It personifies opportunity.
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35. This sentence uses personification. It personifies a a computer.
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This sentence uses personification. It personifies a a computer.
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36. This is a simile. It compares she to a goddess and uses like.
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This is a simile. It compares she to a goddess and uses like.
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37. This sentence uses personification. It personifies the sun.
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This sentence uses personification. It personifies the sun.
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Poetic Devices Quiz
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39. References:
Mangrum-Strichart Learning Resources. (April 1,2009). Metaphors. Retrieved from
Ms. Peters’ Class,(4-06).Personification Practice. Retrieved from
Said What? (2007). Similes Retrieved from
Mrs. Sundas’s Gifted Resource Class,(11-98).Glossary of Poetic Devices. Retrieved from