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This device uses words to imitate the sounds it describes
ex. "BOOM" "POW" "Meow"
What is Onomatopoeia?
This device repeats a word, phrase, line, or stanza to emphasize a point
ex. "I had a feeling, I had a feeling indeed"What is Repetition?
The rhythmic structure in a line of poetry, often determined by the pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables
What is meter?
This device compares two things using "like" or "and"
What is Simile?
This devices creates a contrast between what is expected to happen and what is actually happening in the poem.
What is Irony?
This device is the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of lines
ex. "I saw it run / I saw it cry"
What is Anaphora?
When words at the ends of lines create the same sounds
What is Rhyme?
This device describes something by comparing it to something else
ex. I was a frog
What is Metaphor?
This device gives human characteristics to non-human animals, objects, or ideas.
What is Personification?
This device repeats a VOWEL sound in nearby words to create rhythm and musicality
ex. "An angry armadillo ate an ant"
What is Assonance?
When a thought or idea continues from one line to the next without an indicator of change - such as punctuation
What is Enjambment?
This device exaggerates a statement or claim in a way that is not meant to be taken literally
ex. "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse"
What is Hyperbole?
This device conveys complex ideas, emotions, and themes through the actions or impacts of characters, objects, or events. A means of representing a deeper message using surface level aspects of a story
What is Symbolism?
This device is the repetition of CONSONANT sounds in words or phrases in a line of poetry
ex. "He thrusts his fists against the posts"
What is Consonance?
When a line of poetry is paused, typically marked by punctuation
What is Caesura?
This device places contrasting elements side by side to highlight differences and similarities
ex. "Night and Day"
What is Juxtaposition?
This device is used to create a detailed picture of the events taking place in the readers mind
What is Imagery?
This device repeats the sane CONSONANT sound as the beginning of words or stressed syllables.
ex. "a shady snake slithered sneakily south"
What is Alliteration?
When a poem has consistent meter, but no rhyme scheme
What is Blank Verse?
This device addresses an absent person, abstract concept, or inanimate object directly as if it were present.
ex. "Dearest Reader"
What is Apostrophe?