Sound Devices
This is the repetition of similar sounds at the end of lines in a poem.
What is rhyme?
A direct comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as."
What is a metaphor?
A single row of words in a poem.
What is a line?
The imaginary voice "telling" a poem, which is not always the poet.
What is the speaker?
This refers to the main idea or lesson explored in a poem.
What is theme?
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry, creating its rhythm.
What is meter?
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
A group of lines that creates a unit in a poem, analogous to a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
The character or "mask" that a writer uses to narrate a poem.
What is persona?
The author's attitude toward the subject of the poem.
What is tone?
The beat or flow of a poem that can change feelings from excitement to sadness.
What is rhythm?
Exaggeration for emphasis, often used for comic effect.
What is hyperbole?
This poem consists of 14 lines and follows a specific rhyme scheme.
What is a sonnet?
The choice of words is intended to create a certain effect or meaning in a poem.
What is diction?
The literal definition of a word.
What is denotation?
A term for the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of closely placed words.
What is alliteration?
This literary device gives human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
A traditional Japanese poem with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5.
What is a haiku?
The emotional associations that a word carries beyond its literal definition.
What is connotation?
The perspective from which the poem is told, such as first-person or third-person.
What is point of view?
Words that imitate natural sounds, such as "buzz" and "sizzle."
What is onomatopoeia?
A reference to another work of literature or historical event.
What is an allusion?
Poetry that does not follow regular patterns of rhythm or rhyme.
What is free verse?
The overall feeling or atmosphere created by a poem for the reader.
What is mood?
The representation of larger ideas or concepts through symbols in literature.
What is symbolism?