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this poetic device is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

A metaphor 

100

This poetic device can be understood as the repetition of sounds that are produced by the consonants in a phrase or a sentence.

Consonance 

100

In this poetic device inanimate objects or plants or animals are imbued with human qualities thus transforming your poetry into lively and filled with imagery and description.

Personification 

100

Examples: “The crumbling thunder of seas” (Robert Louis Stevenson); “Strips of tinfoil winking like people”(Sylvia Plath) 

Assonance 

200

This poetic device is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

Simile! 

200

In a literary landscape, when two or more words that are close to each other repeats the same vowel sounds then such English poetic devices are known as ________ 

Assonance 

200

A scenario or term that is overused to the extent that it is deemed unoriginal is referred to as a ______. 

cliché

200

 “She sells seashells by the sea-shore.”

Alliteration 

300

This poetic device is the flow of words throughout each meter and stanza creates ______ and highlights particular elements of the poem.

Rhythm 

300

 ________ is a phonetic structure and repeated usage of sound or letter used in the first syllable of a word. It is considered as the oldest poetic tool that is generally used for two or more words in a poem

Alliteration 

300

This poetic device and figure of speech, which should not be confused with ironies and paradoxes, links two opposing ideas at once. This indicates that two opposing concepts are utilized inside a single sentence to create levity 

Oxymoron 

300

Splash, Murmur, Bang, Fwoosh, Buzz

Onomatopoeia

400

 In order to put extreme emphasis on our writing style, we use the _______ technique to center on ideas or words. It is used in poetry as well as the prose sections.

Repetition 

400

This poetic device can be termed as the creation of a word describing its sound.

Onomatopoeia

400

This poetic device is the repetitive use of mellow, melodic tones that are enjoyable to read or listen to. Soft consonant sounds like m, n, w, r, and f as well as consonants that vibrate, such s, sh, and th, are used to create this.



Euphony 

400

“Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! The frumious Bandersnatch!

Cacophony 

500

This poetic device plays a decisive role in adding more charm and mood in the poem. It is a tool that brings music to the poem in a proper rhythmic structure.

Rhyme 

500

_______ is the use of unappealing, repulsive, or harsh noises (mostly consonants) to evoke chaos, disorder, or dread.

Cacophony 

500

______ is an ambiguous statement or phrase that leaves a reader in oblivion yet implies an idea.

An Allusion. 

500

“So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

Euphony 

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