Poetic Devices
This literary term refers to an exaggerated statement not to be taken literally. For example, "I could eat a horse!"
Hyperbole
This term refers to the correspondence of sound between words or the ending of words, especially in poetry or song lyrics.
Rhyme
This is an example of which device?
"My hand hurts so much it's going to fall off."
Hyperbole
In a story, this is the person telling the story:
The vantage point from which the story is told is called the:
Point of View
This literary term refers to a figure of speech, or comparison of two unlike objects using the words like or as.
Example: He was as fast as the wind!
Simile
When a word is formed from the sound that it makes like sizzle, boom, clap, crash, beep, clang, or growl
onomatopoeia
Which device does this song lyric employ?
"Boom, clap, the sound of my heart"
Descriptive or figurative language that appeals to our senses in a work of literature is called:
Imagery
The turning point in the story, or highest point of tension in a story that resolves the main conflict is called the:
Climax
This literary device is a direct comparison of two unlike objects WITHOUT using like or as.
Example: The snow is a white blanket.
Metaphor
This term refers to the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry or song lyrics.
Example:
"Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dark fox gone to ground"
Assonance
Which poetic device is this an example of?
"The house is as clean as a whistle!"
Simile
This is the part of the story is usually at the beginning and reveals the setting (time and place) and introduces the characters to the reader.
Exposition
The main events of a story, sometimes referred to as the storyline is also called the:
Plot
This poetic device refers to the same letter or sound at the beginnings of words.
Example: Sheep should sleep in a shed.
Alliteration
A pair of lines in a poem which have both the same rhythm (meter) and rhyme.
Example:
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick
Jack jump over the candlestick
Couplet
Which poetic device does this quote use?
"The lightning danced across the sky."
Personification
The main character in the story, usually the one we are rooting for is called the:
This is when the opposite of what you expect happens, for example: A fire station burns down.
Irony
This poetic device attributes human characteristics to non-human objects or beings.
Example: Rita heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
Personification
A word, line, or phrase that is repeated within the line or stanzas of the poem itself (like "nevermore" in Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven")
Refrain
Which device are these examples of?
"Her long hair was a flowing, golden river."
"The calm lake was a mirror."
Metaphor
This character is usually set against the main character we love, trying to harm them in some way or actively opposing them.
Antagonist
This part of the story happens after the climax, when you learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved. We call this the____________
For example: Cinderella marries the prince and doesn't have to deal with her wicked step-mother or sisters anymore.
Resolution