Terms
the repetition of initial consonant sounds
the repetition of vowel sounds
assonance
a technique in which the normal order of words is reversed
inversion
a comparison between two things that does not use any helping words
metaphor
What poetic device is this an example of: "green were my jealous eyes"
inversion
an overstatement or extravagant exaggeration, so far exaggerated that it cannot be taken literally
hyperbole
the use of words which sound like they mean
onomatopeia
a special kind of metaphor that gives human attributes to a nonhuman object
personification
a play on words, where an author employs a word that has a second meaning or that sounds to a similar word
pun
What are the three different types of irony?
situational, verbal, and dramatic (need to be able to define these)
a brief and direct reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance
allusion
all associated or implied meanings of a word
connotation
an apparent contradiction that is nevertheless somehow true
paradox
a comparison made between two things that uses the helping words “like,” “as,” “than,” or “resembles”
simile
What poetic device is this an example of: "Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice."
Understatement
when a line does not stop at the end of the line, but continues onto the next line without pause or punctuation
enjambment
the use of something closely related for the thing actually meant
metonymy
any image or thing that stands for something else
symbol
the use of the part for the whole
synecdoche
What is the difference between alliteration and consonance?
Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Consonance is the repetition of final consonant sounds.
a type of refrain device, where the first word or phrase is repeated in a series of lines
anaphora
when a poem's speaker addresses someone absent, someone dead, or something nonhuman as if it were present and could respond.
apostrophe
a pause within a line of verse
caesura
an extended metaphor with complex logic, or a startling comparison, that governs a poetic passage or entire poem
conceit
What kind of poetic element is this?
“Ask for me tomorrow and you shall find me a grave man.”