Poetic
Devices 1
Devices 1
the repetition of the initial consonant sound in words
What is alliteration?
a rhetorical strategy in which an author or speaker feigns to be less clever or less intelligent than he or she really is
humility topos
a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn’t literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison
What is a metaphor?
lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or stanza/ a pattern that can be identified by giving end words that rhyme with each other the same letter
rhyme scheme
the repetition of vowel sounds
the author addresses a subject that is not present or is not actually alive
apostrophe
is a type of figurative language that describes something by comparing it to something else with the words like or as.
What is a simile?
expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite of what is expected
irony
The repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or end of a series of words
What is consonance?
a metaphor that compares two very unlike things in a surprising and clever way; often dominates an entire passage or poem
conceit
figuratively describing an object with human traits in order to craft a vivid image of that object in the reader’s mind
What is personification?
a stop of pause in a metrical line
caesura
when the writer uses line breaks meaningfully and abruptly to either emphasize a point or create dual meanings
What is enjambment?
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is hyperbole?
two successive rhyming lines in a verse that has the same meter and form a complete thought
couplet
a reference to something else. It is when a writer mentions some other work, or refers to an earlier part of the current work.
allusion
writing or speech that access one (or more) of the five senses of the audience
What is imagery?
ironic understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary
litotes
a pair of two rhyming lines written in iambic pentameter
heroic couplet
a universal idea, lesson, or message explored throughout a work of literature
What is theme?