Poetic Tecniques
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Example: "She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore."
Alliteration
What is a poetic tecnique for comparingusing 'like' or 'as’.
•Example: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
Simile
A ________ is a grouped set of lines, like a paragraph in poetry.
Stanza
A ________ is direct comparison, saying something is something else.
Example: "Life is a journey."
Hint: It begins with M
Metaphor
What is Onomatopoeia
•Example: "buzz," "snap," "crackle."
Words that imitate natural sounds.
What is Personification.
Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is Rhythm
Rhythm is the beat or flow of a poem, created by stressed and unstressed syllables.
What is Repetition
Repeating words or phrases for emphasis or effect.
What is this an example of "She sells sea-shells on the sea-shore."
Alliteration
What are these an example of? (ABAB, AABB).
Rhyme Scheme