Poetic Devices
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
The portrayal of characters
Characterization
Shakespearean sonnet rhyme scheme
ABAB CDCD EFEF GG
Personification in Romeo's soliloquy
Envious moon
Ms. Valsalan's favorite coffee chain
Starbucks
Frank flew to Frankfurt for five days.
Alliteration
There's situational, dramatic, and verbal
Irony
The structure of a haiku
5-7-5
Friar Laurence gave this to Juliet
Vial of poison
Mr. Rivera's ethnicity
Colombian
I'm the Mickey to her Minnie.
Allusion
Methods of persuasion
Ethos, pathos, logos
Shakespeare wrote this number of sonnets
154
Light and darkness symbolize this
Incompatible difference between Romeo and Juliet
Ms. Calabro's favorite animal
Sloth
Pitter patter
Consonance
The gift wrap was lilac with incredibly tiny white marigolds scattered through out it.
Imagery
"Where I'm From" by both Lyon and Perdomo made use of this poetic device
Repetition
Romeo fled to this nearby city when he was exiled from Verona
Mantua
Ms. Caruso's cat's name
Tino
Hop-scotch
Assonance
An object, place, person, or idea representing something abstract in order to convey deeper meaning
Symbolism
She wrote the famous poem, "Still I Rise" during the Black Arts Movement
Maya Angelou
This character represents both the themes of family obligation and violence in the play
Tybalt
Hawaii