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What line could be the second line of a haiku?
Smooth, soft, cuddly pup
I cuddled my puppy
Soft and cuddly
Puppies are very cuddly
A fourteen-line poem; the most common forms are Shakespearean and Italian
Ballad
Narrative
Sonnet
Villanelle
Written poetry that doesn't use any fixed poetic forms
Free verse
Lyric
Rhyme scheme
Haiku
What is allusion?
A direct quote from a text
A comparison between two things that are similar
A brief reference to a person, place, or thing
An intricate reference to another writer's work
What is alliteration?
Repetition of the same letter/sound at the end of words
Repetition of the same letter/sound at the start of words
Taking things to literally
Explaining something using literal language
What is personification?
Giving animate animated objects inanimate traits/qualities
Objectifying a person
Giving inanimate objects animated traits/qualities
Creating a person through the process of purification
What is a hyperbole?
Exaggerated statement to emphasize an idea or point
A part is used to represent the whole, or vice versa
Play on words
A seemingly contradictory statement
What is a simile?
Compares one thing to another using "like" or "as"
Compares apples to oranges
Comparing the smiles of those around you.
Implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things
What is a metaphor?
Exaggerated statement to emphasize an idea or point
Comparing one thing to something else using "like" or "as"
Implies a comparison between two relatively unlikely things.
A comparison between two things to highlight similarities
What is figurative language?
Language with additional layers of meaning
Select the sentence that best demonstrates both alliteration and repetition.
She was lost in a sea of nameless faces
The starts shone brightly, lighting the way home
Wild winds whip around, whispering words, whispering words
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
Select the sentence that best demonstrates both consonance and assonance.
A rolling stone gathers no moss
Misty mornings, silent nights
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
The early bird catches the worm
Select the sentence that best demonstrates onomatopoeia
She was brave as a lion
Love is like a red, red rose
With a crash, the waves hit the shore
The leaves danced in the wind
Select the sentence that best demonstrates alliteration.
I must insist on silence while studying
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
The light of the moon lit the night.
Seven snakes slid silently to the sea
Identify the line that best demonstrates assonance.
Bouncing into the room, the puppy's energy was infectious
The cat ate the rat
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
I made my way to the lake to take a break
Which of the following lines best demonstrates consonance?
She sells seashells down by the seashore
The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain
He struck a streak of bad luck
The early bird catches the worm
