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Poetic Devices

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  • "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
  • Give two examples of an oxymoron.
    Answers will vary. Two examples: The living dead. A silent scream.
  • Create a simile about being fast.
    Answers will vary. Examples: "He was as fast as lightning. They were fast like a cheetah."
  • Parody, Satire, or Spoof: "A TikTok video making fun of kids that drink too much caffiene."
    Spoof
  • 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."
  • "I was so hungry that I ate the plate." This sentence is using what type of figurative language?
    Hyperbole
  • What is it called when two words have the same definition but two different emotional meanings?
    Connotation
  • Name the figurative language device used in this sentence: "Teddy the tiger tried tying two tents together."
    Alliteration
  • 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.
  • 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 movie called 'Larry Rotter and the Dentist of Doom' that makes fun of a well-known movie."
    Parody
  • What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: "He was a library of information about baseball."
    Metaphor
  • Which figurative language device is used in this sentence: "The tree shook its branches angrily."
    Personification
  • 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
  • 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.
  • "She was smarter than Einstein." This is an example of what type of figurative language?
    Allusion
  • "Boom!" is an example of what type of poetic device? Bonus: Spell it correctly for candy.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Fill in the blank: "Imagery is a figurative language device that appeals to our five ________."
    senses
  • Name two of the three types of Irony that we learned about. Bonus: Candy for all three.
    Situational, Verbal, Dramatic.