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?
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
What is a hyperbole.
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?
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 poetic device is:
Her smile was as bright as the sun.
What is a simile?
Repeating words of phrases for emphasis or rhythm.
What is Reptition?
a place, object, or action that can be used to convey hidden meaning
What is a symbol?
An Example of this poetic device might be:
"The golden leaves crunched underfoot"
What is imagery?
An example of this device is:
"Once upon a time / I caught a little rhyme"
What is rhyme?
A grouped set of lines within a poem.
What is a Stanza?
An example of this poetic device is:
The color blue represents sadness.
What is symbolism?
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?
A reference to a person, event, or literary work outside the poem.
What is an allusion?
An Example of this device might be:
"She saw a shining star afar"
What is alliteration?