Literary Devices 1
When one thing stands for or represents something greater than itself.
What is symbolism?
The central idea, concern, purpose, or message of a literary work.
What is theme?
This poet wrote "Dreams" & "A Dream Deferred."
Who was Langston Hughes?
The perspective, persona, or voice assumed by the writer of a poem.
What is speaker?
The use of words that appeal to the five senses.
What is imagery?
A group of lines in a poem, considered as a unit.
What is a stanza?
This poet wrote "Daffodils."
Who was William Wordsworth?
A rhythmical pattern of the number of beats or syllables in lines of poetry.
What is meter?
The repetition of vowel sounds within words in a line or stanza of poetry - also known as internal rhyme.
What is assonance?
The writer’s attitude toward the subject of a literary work.
What is tone?
This poet wrote "Sunset: St. Louis."
Who was Sara Teasdale?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning, middle, or end of words in a line or stanza of poetry.
What is consonance?
A regular pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem.
What is rhyme scheme?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds in consecutive words.
What is alliteration?
This poet wrote "July Storm."
Who was Elizabeth Coatsworth?
A figure of speech that compares two things using the words “like” or “as.”
What is simile?
A figure of speech that describes one thing in the terms of another.
What is metaphor?
A figure of speech that gives human characteristics to inanimate objects or nonhuman subjects.
What is personification?
This poet wrote "George Gray."
Who was Edgar Lee Masters?
This poet wrote "Fog" and "Splinter."
Who was Carl Sandburg?