Sound Devices
Words beginning with the same letter sound that are placed next to each other
What is alliteration?
The literal meaning of a word
What is denotation?
Comparing using “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph)
What is a stanza?
Language that appeals to the senses
What is sensory imagery?
Splash, crack, boom
What is onomatopoeia
Saying “he’s at peace” instead of “he died”
What is euphemism?
“Time is a thief”
What is a metaphor?
A question asked without expecting an answer
What is a rhetorical question?
Blending senses like “a loud color”
What is synesthesia?
“Dark, dreary dreams”
What is alliteration?
A word with multiple meanings to provoke thought
What is ambiguity?
“Bittersweet”
What is an oxymoron?
Sentence continues across lines without pause
What is enjambment?
The overall feeling or attitude of a text
What is tone/mood?
Repeating vowel sounds inside words
What is assonance?
An exaggerated statement for effect
What is hyperbole?
Giving human traits to objects
What is personification?
A pattern of rhyming like ABAB
What is rhyme scheme?
Using weather to reflect mood
What is pathetic fallacy?
Harsh, jarring sounds using K, T, or S
What is cacophony?
A reference to something well-known
What is an allusion?
A statement that contradicts itself but reveals truth
What is a paradox?
A symbolic story representing a bigger idea
What is an allegory?
The emotional and cultural (symbolic) associations connected to a word
What is connotation?