Match the figures of speech used in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s poems to the lines that contain them.
Tiles
alliteration—repetition of the same sound at the beginning of
words for poetic effect
repetition—repetition of a word for poetic effect
simile—comparison of two items using like or as
personification—giving an object human qualities or a
personality to increase poetic effect
antithesis—two opposing ideas or concepts used in the same
sentence for contrasting poetic effect.
POEMS
"The Sun came up upon the left,
Out of the sea came he!"
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"The Wedding-Guest stood still,
And listens like a three years' child:"
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"A damsel with a dulcimer"
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"a sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice."
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"Below the kirk, below the hill,"
Tiles
alliteration—repetition of the same sound at the beginning of
words for poetic effect
repetition—repetition of a word for poetic effect
simile—comparison of two items using like or as
personification—giving an object human qualities or a
personality to increase poetic effect
antithesis—two opposing ideas or concepts used in the same
sentence for contrasting poetic effect.
POEMS
"The Sun came up upon the left,
Out of the sea came he!"
arrowBoth
"The Wedding-Guest stood still,
And listens like a three years' child:"
arrowBoth
"A damsel with a dulcimer"
arrowBoth
"a sunny pleasure dome with caves of ice."
arrowBoth
"Below the kirk, below the hill,"