Poetic Devices One
the succession of two or more words that share the same letter or sound at the beginning of the word.
What is Alliteration?
Giving an inanimate object human characteristics.
What is personification?
Words that imitate a sound.
What is Onomatopoeia?
An exaggeration.
What is Hyperbole?
An example of this poetic device is:
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
Rows of words in a poem, often numbered.
What is a line?
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
The use of language to represent objects, actions, feelings, thoughts, ideas, states of mind, and any sensory or extra-sensory experience.
What is Imagery?
An example of this poetic device is:
The flowers danced wildly in the wind.
What is personification?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is a hyperbole.
An example of this poetic device is:
POW, BANG, CRASH
What is Onomatopoeia?
A comparison not using like or as.
What is a Metaphor?
An example of this device is:
"Once upon a time / I caught a little rhyme"
What is rhyme?
Repeating words of phrases for emphasis or rhythm.
What is Reptition?
What is this an example of?
The ocean was endless
hyperbole
An Example of this poetic device might be:
"The golden leaves crunched underfoot"
What is imagery?
Describes how word choice, subject matter, and the author's tone convey an overall feeling that characterizes the emotional landscape of a poem for readers.
What is mood?
The pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza.
What is rhyme scheme?
A grouped set of lines within a poem.
What is a Stanza?
What is this an example of?
His eyes were coals.
Metaphor
An example of this poetic device is:
The color blue represents sadness.
What is symbolism?
a place, object, or action that can be used to convey hidden meaning
What is a symbol?
An Example of this device is:
"The carpenter singing his as he measures his plank or beam,
The mason singing his as he makes ready for work, or leaves off work,"
What is repetition?
An Example of this device might be:
"She saw a shining star afar"
What is alliteration?
What is this an example of?
The sweet scent of flowers wafted to my nose.
Imagery