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Elements of Poetry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adage | an old time saying, proverb, words of wisdom or rule of conduct that has become true over time |
| alliteration | repetition of consonants in two or more words |
| hyperbole | big exaggeration with humor |
| idiom | saying that makes sense only to a group of people or culture |
| irony | tragic twist to what should have been a happy moment |
| metaphor | comparing two unlike things without like or as |
| onomatopoeia | naming a thing or action by imitating the sound |
| personification | giving a non-human thing human qualities or actions |
| simile | comparing two unlike things with the words like or as (sometimes the word than) |
| beauty is only skin deep | adage |
| honesty is the best policy | adage |
| The wild and woolly walrus waits and wonders as we walk by. | alliteration |
| Suzy sells seashells by the seashore. | alliteration |
| That lady used so much makeup that she had to use a sandblaster to get it off at night. | hyperbole |
| That basketball player appeared to be as tall as a downtown skyscraper. | hyperbole |
| She had a frog in her throat. | idiom |
| He coughed his lungs out last night. | idiom |
| He won the million dollar power ball and died the next day. | irony |
| A hurricane blew in on her wedding day. | irony |
| I am a rock. | metaphor |
| My mom is a rock. | metaphor |
| buzz, hiss, crash | onomatopoeia |
| woof, boom, zonk | onomatopoeia |
| The sun smiled down on me. | personification |
| The flowers lifted up their heads and drank in the rain. | personification |
| Life is like a box of chocolates. | simile |
| She is as cute as a white tailed bunny. | simile |
| He is slicker than butter. | simile |
| Grandma's hair was as soft as feathers. | simile |
| The clouds were puffy pillows. | metaphor |
| He was a hungry lion! | metaphor |
| Snow fell like a blanket covering earth. | simile |
| The lake was a glass mirror, reflecting my face. | metaphor His words were a sharp sword. |
| His words were a sharp sword. | metaphor |
| The flowers begged for water. | personification |
| The wind screamed through the trees. | personification |
| The stars winked at me. | personification |
| I've told you a million times! | hyperbole |
| It was so cold, I saw polar bears wearing jackets! | hyperbole |
| I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse. | hyperbole |
| If I don't have that toy, I will just die. | hyperbole |
| She sees sheep sleeping. | alliteration |
| Terri tickled Tommy's toes. | alliteration |
| Aunt Alice always ate apples. | alliteration |
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jennifersarria
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