Poetic Imagery and Figurative Language

Consider the following lines from a poem:

"A deafening silence filled the air,
Where shadow spoke and cold light bled."

Which figure of speech is exemplified by the phrase "deafening silence" in the extract above?

Read the poetic excerpt below and complete the literary analysis statement by filling in the missing term.

Examine the poetic extract below and complete the literary analysis statement by identifying the correct figure of speech.

Read the lines below and answer the question that follows:

"His honor rooted in dishonor stood,
And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true."

Which poetic device is primarily exemplified by the phrase 'faith unfaithful'?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question that follows:

"The wind stood up and gave a shout,
It whistled through the glade."

Which literary device is prominently used to describe the wind in the lines above?

Complete the literary analysis statement below by filling in the missing figure of speech.

In William Wordsworth's poem *My Heart Leaps Up*, the speaker reflects:

"The Child is father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety."

Which literary device is principally demonstrated in the expression "The Child is father of the Man"?

Examine the line of poetry provided below and identify the figurative language device that completes the analysis statement.

Match each poetic excerpt provided below with its dominant figure of speech.

Consider the following lines from William Shakespeare's *Romeo and Juliet*:

"O heavy lightness! Serious vanity!
Mis-shapen chaos of well-seeming forms!"

Which literary device is primarily employed in the pairing of contradictory words in these lines?

Consider the poetic lines below:

"Her voice was a soft velvet ribbon
Winding through the quiet room."

Which figure of speech is primarily used to describe the speaker's voice?

Read the excerpt below from Alexander Pope's poem *An Essay on Criticism*:

"To err is human; to forgive, divine."

Which poetic device is primarily used in the structural contrast of these lines?

Read the lines of poetry below:

"The lake was a mirror of liquid sky,
Reflecting the mountains so silent and high."

Which figure of speech is primarily used in the line "The lake was a mirror of liquid sky"?

Read the poetic extract below:

"The trumpet blew a bright, crimson note across the darkened field,
And soft silk silence wrapped the weary soldiers in its fold."

Which figure of speech is primarily exemplified in the phrase "a bright, crimson note"?

Read the lines of poetry below:

"The sleepless pillow offered no relief to his restless mind,
While silent grief consumed the passing hours."

Which figure of speech is primarily exemplified in the phrase "sleepless pillow"?

Read the lines of poetry below:

"The old man's words fell soft upon the ear,
Like autumn leaves upon a quiet stream."

Which figure of speech is primarily used in the lines above?

Complete the poetic analysis statement below by identifying the figure of speech used in the excerpt.

Examine the poetic line: "He was no mean singer in his village." What literary device completes the analysis statement below?

Read the poetic extract below:

"The child is father of the man;
And I could wish my days to be
Bound each to each by natural piety."

Which literary device is dominant in the first line of the extract above?

Read the poetic extract below:

"The angry sea slapped against the shoreline,
Roaring its anger to the midnight sky."

Which figure of speech is predominantly used in the lines above?