Poetic Devices Quiz
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Slide 1 - Tekstslide
Happy by Pharrell:
"Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof"
"Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof"
A
Onomatopoeia
B
Alliteration
C
Simile
D
Metaphor
Slide 2 - Quizvraag
Running Water by Lee Emmett:
“water plops into pond
splish-splash downhill
warbling magpies in tree
trilling, melodic thrill”
“water plops into pond
splish-splash downhill
warbling magpies in tree
trilling, melodic thrill”
A
Personification
B
Assonance
C
Oenomatopoeia
D
Metaphor
Slide 3 - Quizvraag
Emily Dickinson:
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all."
"Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all."
A
Personification
B
Assonance
C
Simile
D
Metaphor
Slide 4 - Quizvraag
Edgar Ellan Poe, the bells:
"Hear the mellow wedding bells,
Golden bells!
What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!"
"Hear the mellow wedding bells,
Golden bells!
What a world of happiness their harmony foretells!"
A
Onomatopoeia
B
Alliteration
C
Personification
D
Assonance
Slide 5 - Quizvraag
Sharon Hendricks - Dinnertime Chorus:
The teapot sang as the water boiled
The ice cubes cackled in their glass
the teacups chattered to one another.
While the chairs were passing gas
The gravy gurgled merrily
As the oil danced in a pan.
The teapot sang as the water boiled
The ice cubes cackled in their glass
the teacups chattered to one another.
While the chairs were passing gas
The gravy gurgled merrily
As the oil danced in a pan.
A
Personification
B
Alliteration
C
Assonance
D
Metaphor
Slide 6 - Quizvraag
Write down all the poetic devices you find in this line. Be ready to explain:
"The restless rhino roared like a heavy avalanche"
"The restless rhino roared like a heavy avalanche"
