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Devices in Poetry

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  • I’ve told you a million times.
    Hyperbole
  • Run, run, run to the door!
    Repetition
  • Tiny turtles travel together.
    Alliteration
  • Silly snakes slither slowly.
    Alliteration
  • Clever cats climbed carefully.
    Alliteration
  • My backpack groaned under the weight of my books.
    Personification
  • Busy bees buzzed by.
    Alliteration
  • The door slammed bang!
    Onomatopoeia
  • The classroom was as quiet as a mouse.
    Simile
  • The waves rolled and rolled and rolled.
    Repetition
  • Her voice sounded like music.
    Simile
  • She tried and tried and tried again.
    Repetition
  • My brother eats like a horse.
    Simile
  • Peter picked purple plums.
    Alliteration
  • His heart is stone.
    Metaphor
  • I waited forever for the bell to ring.
    Hyperbole
  • Time is a thief.
    Metaphor
  • The flowers danced in the breeze.
    Personification
  • The test was a mountain to climb.
    Metaphor
  • He ran like a cheetah.
    Simile
  • Wild winds whistled.
    Alliteration
  • The wind whispered secrets through the trees.
    Personification
  • The snow was like a soft blanket.
    Simile
  • This homework will take a thousand years.
    Hyperbole
  • We will win, we will win, we will win!
    Repetition
  • I was so hungry I could eat a horse.
    Hyperbole
  • The moon watched over us at night.
    Personification
  • The fireworks went boom!
    Onomatopoeia
  • Go away, go away, go away!
    Repetition
  • The thunder growled angrily in the sky.
    Personification
  • Her smile was as bright as the sun.
    Simile
  • I want it now, now, now!
    Repetition
  • The balloon popped pop!
    Onomatopoeia
  • The moon is a silver coin.
    Metaphor
  • The baby was as cute as a button.
    Simile
  • My room is a disaster zone.
    Hyperbole
  • Her words were daggers.
    Metaphor
  • It was cold, cold, cold outside.
    Repetition
  • The classroom is a zoo.
    Metaphor
  • The rain went drip drop.
    Onomatopoeia
  • Never give up, never give in.
    Repetition
  • The bee went buzz buzz.
    Onomatopoeia
  • The clock went tick-tock.
    Onomatopoeia
  • The bacon sizzled sss.
    Onomatopoeia
  • The sun smiled down on the playground.
    Personification
  • My backpack weighs a ton.
    Hyperbole
  • Frogs flipped funny flips.
    Alliteration
  • My teacher is a superhero.
    Metaphor
  • The line was a mile long.
    Hyperbole
  • The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up.
    Personification
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