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Poetic Devices Answer Key

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Metaphor or Simile
#1 Pink as a heart Simile
#2 My heart melts for the way you love me Metaphor
#3 The cow came stampeding toward the farmer as though it was a bull Simile
#4 The man walked by the rose-cheeked woman Metaphor
#5 Every flower is as fresh as a spring day Simile
Guess the Device!
#1 Happy hippo hops highly Alliteration
#2 WHACK Onomatopoeia
#3 The pen danced across the page Personification
#4 My mom sat madly mooring my uncle's mean manner Alliteration
#5 Whispering willows are the most beautiful thing Personification
Definitions
#1 What is a hyperbole? An exaggeration
#2 What is a simile? A comparison using like or as
#3 What is a metaphor? A comparison NOT using like or as
#4 What is personification? Giving an inanimate object a human qualitiy
#5 What is alliteration? Repeatition of initial sounds or letters
Personification TRUE OR FALSE
#1 The sun wears shades because it is so bright TRUE
#2 The tree swayed in the wind FALSE
#3 My new jeans were so blue they were nice! FALSE
#4 My favorite book reads to me TRUE
#5 Everytime the cat walks by us he meows FALSE
Guess Again!
#1 BANG BANG BANG Onomatopoeia
#2 The thick trees tumbled through the forest Alliteration
#3 I like the way that my teacher looks like a million bucks Simile
#4 My mom is a queen in my eyes Metaphor
#5 Miss Denboer will always be a superstar in my eyes Metaphor
Final Question
An apple a day, keeps the doctor away! Hyperbole