Poetic Devices One
the succession of two or more words that share the same letter or sound at the beginning of the word.
What is Alliteration?
Words that imitate a sound.
What is Onomatopoeia?
An exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole?
Rows of words in a poem, often numbered.
What is a line?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is a hyperbole.
An example of this poetic device is:
The flowers danced wildly in the wind.
What is an example of personification?
An example of this poetic device is:
POW, BANG, CRASH
What are examples of Onomatopoeia?
make a sentence using a simile
simile and metaphor are the same thing
true or false
Takes place when two or more words close to one another repeat the same vowel sound.
Men sell the wedding bells
(repetition of the long ‘e’ sound)
What is Assonance?
personification is giving inatimate objects human characteristics
what is personification?
A grouped set of lines within a poem.
What is a Stanza?
ex. The clock ticked loudly in the quiet room, each "tick-tock" echoing in the silence.
Make a sentence with an onomatopoeia
Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers
true or false, this sentence is includes alliteration
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?