Literary Devices 1
Repetition of words with the same beginning sounds
Alliteration
comparing two things using like or as
Simile
a style of writing that uses rhythm and vivid descriptions to share feelings or ideas
Poetry
the words and lines of the poem form an image of the poem's subject.
Concrete Poem
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of lines
Anaphora
comparing two things by saying one thing is another
Metaphor
a single line of a poem
Verse
a form of poetry that creates new poems from existing texts
Blackout Poetry
Repetition of the sound or vowel at the end of words
Assonance
using vivid description to appeal to the 5 senses
Imagery
a group of lines in poetry, set apart from others with a space
Stanza
a poem about YOU!
I am Poem
Words that imitate the sounds they make
Onomatopoeia
the musical quality or beat that lines create
Rhythm
phrases or lines of poetry that are repeated in the poem
Refrain
when an author, poet, or artist REFERS to something else such as a story, person, place, event or idea.
Allusion
Giving inhuman things the qualities of a human
Personification
when two words have the same ending sound
Rhyme
a pair of two lines in a poem; contains end rhymes
Couplet
the overall “mood” of the poem
Tone