When a poet compares two unlike things that have something in common, this is called a...
Metaphor
Which literary device is used? "At night my brother snores so loud/it sounds just like a riot."
Simile
Words that recreate a sound are called...
Onomatopoeia
Which literary device is used?
Onomatopoeia
Giving human qualities to an object is called...
Personification
When a poet uses lots of sensory detail, it is called...
Imagery
How many lines are in this poem?
Three
Which literary device is used?
Imagery
When a poet compares two unlike things that have something in common by using the words "like" or "as" it is called...
A Simile
Which literary device is most clearly used in this poem?
Alliteration
The repetition of the same letter sound in a sequence of words is called...
Alliteration
What type of rhyme is used in the first line of this stanza?
Internal Rhyme
Which literary device is used in this example? "Last night I dreamt about chickens/They were playing on my pillows/They were nesting on my head/They were walking in my room"
Repetition
Which literary device is used? "Life is a broken-winged bird/That cannot fly."
Metaphor
What type of rhyme is used in this poem?
End Rhyme
When a word or phrase appears over and over in a poem, it is called...
Repetition
How many stanzas are in this poem?
Two
What is a row of words called in a poem?
A line
Is this alliteration or internal rhyme? "It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring."
Internal Rhyme
Which literary device is used? "It's Spring/And the garden is changing its clothes"
Personification
What is a group of lines in a poem called?
A stanza
When two or more words rhyme within one line of a poem, it is called...
Internal Rhyme
Is this metaphor or onomatopoeia? "I'm on the fence about that."
Metaphor
When a word at the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line, it's called...
End rhyme
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