Poetic Techniques
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as Ex. Paul Bunyan is a mountain of a man
What is rhyme?
When two or more have the same sound.
Free verse
What is repetition?
The repeating of a word or phrase in a line or poem
What is an alliteration?
the repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words Ex: in the summer the sun is strong
What is a rhyme scheme?
A pattern of rhyme in a stanza or poem.
What is an onomatopoeia?
The use of words that sound like the objects or actions they describe.
What is a simile?
A comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as” Ex: Paul Bunyan is as big as a mountain
What is personification?
Gives human qualities to non-human ideas or objects
What technique is used?
Sunset on the lake-
like a brilliant yellow road
to a sinking ball
Simile
What is a consonance?
The repetition of consonant sounds in a line of poetry ( but not at the beginning of words) .
What is an assonance?
The repetition of vowel sounds in a line of poetry
What is a hyperbole?
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect Ex. This book weighs a ton
Identify the technique in this poem.....
Our life is like a thorny rose
Not perfect, but always beautiful
The thorns represent the hardships in our lives
The delicate red petals represent the fun and beautiful things in our lives...
It uses metaphors.