Poetic Devices

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of initial sounds in a series of words for example “sally swiftly sailed the shimmering sea”

Question 2

Hyperbole

Answer 2

Exaggeration used to create a specific effect for example “ i’m so hungry. I could eat a horse.”

Question 3

malapropism

Answer 3

The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar Sounding one often untentionally to create amusement. For example “dance a flamingo.”

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

A figure of speech used to imply rather than directly express a comparison between two objects. For example “the sun was a furnace.”

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

I figure of speech used to directly express a comparison between two objects. For example “ her smile was as bright as the sun.”

Question 6

Onomatopoeia

Answer 6

A word whose sound resembles what it describes for example “snap crackle pop buzz”

Question 7

Oxymoron

Answer 7

An expression that combines contradictory or opposite ideas. For example “ bittersweet.”

Question 8

Paradox

Answer 8

When a character says something that sounds contrary or absurd but which holds truth to it. For example “fair is foul”

Question 9

Personification

Answer 9

A figure of speech of which a quality or idea is represented by human quality’s of nature is portrayed as having human feelings, intelligence or emotions. For example “ cupid is a personification of love. The cruel crawling sea.”

Question 10

Pun

Answer 10

A play on words, used artfully by Shakespeare for comedy, and often creates irony. It is the humorous use of words which are formed alike or sound alike but have different meanings. For example “ broken pencils are pointless.”

Question 11

Understatement

Answer 11

Weakly stating or expressing feelings or ideas for effect. For example, “swimming with those unpleasant sharks might be a bit unpleasant.”