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Name 3 figurative devices used in the following sentence. "Drip, Drop, Drip, Drop went the rain drops falling on the roof of the house."

Repetition, Alliteration, Onomatopoeia.

Create a sentence that uses rhyme.

Answers will vary. Example "Outside the door, there grew such a chatter, so Mr. Vail went out to see what was the matter."

The following sentence is an example of which type of poetic device: "While walking in the pouring rain, he muttered under his breath, 'Wonderful weather we are having today.'"

Irony

Name the figurative language device used in this sentence: "Teddy the tiger tried tying two tents together."

Alliteration

Parody, Satire, or Spoof: "A news broadcast show that uses comedy to point out political problems in a country."

Satire

Parody, Satire, or Spoof: "A TikTok video making fun of kids that drink too much caffiene."

Spoof

Parody, Satire, or Spoof: "A movie called 'Larry Rotter and the Dentist of Doom' that makes fun of a well-known movie."

Parody

Symbolism can have multiple meanings. Give an example of a symbol that has more than one meaning.

Answers will vary. One example: A dove can be a symbol for love or peace.

Give two examples of an oxymoron.

Answers will vary. Two examples: The living dead. A silent scream.

"She was smarter than Einstein." This is an example of what type of figurative language?

Allusion

Name two of the three types of Irony that we learned about. Bonus: Candy for all three.

Situational, Verbal, Dramatic.

"While watching the classic film series 'Fast and Furious' we noticed the word 'family' was used over and over again." This filmmaker is using what poetic device?

Repetition

Which figurative language device is used in this sentence: "The tree shook its branches angrily."

Personification

Fill in the blank: "Imagery is a figurative language device that appeals to our five ________."

senses

"Boom!" is an example of what type of poetic device? Bonus: Spell it correctly for candy.

Onomatopoeia

"I was so hungry that I ate the plate." This sentence is using what type of figurative language?

Hyperbole

Create a simile about being fast.

Answers will vary. Examples: "He was as fast as lightning. They were fast like a cheetah."

What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "He was a library of information about baseball."

Metaphor

What is it called when two words have the same definition but two different emotional meanings?

Connotation