Sound Devices | Literary Devices #2 | Poetry | Poetry/Literary Devices | Point of View/Irony |
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What is an example of alliteration?
Peter Piper ate Pizza
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What is an example of simile?
He danced like a butterfly.
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What is a couplet?
A two line stanza that rhymes
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What is a refrain?
A repeated line or phrase throughout the poem
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What is verbal irony?
“Thanks for the ticket officer you just made my day!”
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What is an example of onomatopoeia?
“BANG” & “BOOM”
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What is an example of metaphor?
The snow is a white blanket.
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What is a quatrain?
A 4 line stanza in a poem (that usually has a rhyme pattern)
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What is an allusion?
A reference made to a well known person, event, or place from history, music, art, or other literary work
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What is dramatic irony?
In a movie, a detective does not know that the criminal responsible for the crimes in the city is his partner. The audience however is already aware of this fact and waits anxiously to know what will happen once the character finds out what they already know.
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What is an example of consonance?
Dawn goes down along with her crown
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What is an example of a hyperbole?
I’m so hungry I could eat the world.
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What is free verse?
Poetry without a fixed pattern of meter and rhyme
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What is an example of imagery?
The pizza was covered in tomatoes. It had tons of layers of white cheese, and the oregano smell could be sniffed.
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What is first person point of view?
I heard that our entire class was going to the aquarium for a field trip, thanks to Mr. Simmons. I could not wait to explore the coral reefs and yesterday Heather told me she had a million questions to ask about sharks. The class was going on a field trip to the local aquarium. Mr. Simmons hoped everyone would learn a great deal. Heather would spend hours looking at the sharks. I just wanted to stare at the amazing coral reef display.
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What is an example of assonance?
Men sell the wedding bells.
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What is an example of symbol?
A white dove arrived into town and we knew things would get better.
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What is anaphora?
and I made my own way
and I wrote the first line and I saw the heavens |
What is a sonnet?
a 14 line poem that consists of 3 quatrains and a couplet
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What is third person limited point of view?
After arranging to take the class on a field trip to the local aquarium, Mr. Simmons began gathering resource materials. He knew that John would be excited about the coral reef display, and he had no doubt Heather would have questions about the shark exhibit.
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What is an example of repetition?
A horse is a horse, of course, of course.
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What is an example of personification?
Where the ocean kissed the southern shore.
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What is an example of foreshadowing?
A teenage girl leaves the house for an evening out with her friends. Her mother makes her promise to be back before midnight. The girl kisses her mother and tells her she worries too much. She'll be fine, she says.
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What is an ode?
a lyric poem that expresses the feelings or thoughts of a speaker, often celebrating a person, event, or thing
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What is third person omniscient point of view?
Mr. Simmons arranged to take the class on a field trip to the local aquarium, knowing everyone would learn a great deal. John was eager to explore the latest display on coral reefs, and Heather was already writing down the questions she wanted to ask about sharks.
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