Directions: Write which technique is being used on the line. There may be more than one correct answer; you
may write more than one answer. Then, explain how you know your answer. Slashes represent line breaks.
Answers: alliteration, rhyme, onomatopoeia, idiom, simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification.
Example 1. This falling spray of snow-flakes is / a handful of dead Februaries
What technique is being used? Personification and Alliteration
Alliteration, Rhyme, Onomatopoeia, Idiom, Simile, Metaphor, Hyperbole, or Personification
Explain how you figured it out:
Februaries can’t die like humans can; therefore it is an example of personification. Also, many words
begin with the letter “F” or “S”, so it also has alliteration.
