Figurative language
Figurative language in context
Poetic Structure
Poetic Devices
100

Giving a non-living thing human characteristics.

What is personification?

100

Her smile was sweet like sugar. 

What is simile?  

100

A group of lines in a poem.

What are stanzas?

100

When a particular word or phrase is used repeatedly.

What is Anaphora?

200

Usually making reference to mythology, books, movies, etc.

What is Allusion?

200

My sister is a turtle when it comes to writing. 

What is a metaphor?

200

The literal meaning of a word.

What is denotation?

200

A stanza with four lines.

What is a quatrain?

300

the idea of using a symbol to represent a meaning.

What is symbolism?

300

The room looked like if a tornado passed through it.

What is hyperbole?

300
The use of a word that has a different use than the literal meaning.
What is connotation?
300

Repetition of vowel throughout.

what is Assonance?

400

Two words put together to create a new meaning.

What is Oxymoron?

400

The bee buzzed.

What is onomatopoeia? 

400

When words sound closely the same but are written different ways. 

What is Rhyme Scheme?

400

Repetition of consonant throughout.

What is consonance?

500

placing two things side by side for the purpose of making them contrats.  

What is Juxtaposition?

500

A bike can't stand on its own because its two-tired.

What is Pun?

500

Usually consists of two successive lines that rhyme and have the same meter.

What is a Couplet?

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