Sound Devices
The repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.
What is alliteration?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison using "like" or "as"
What is a similie?
A traditional form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with a 5-7-5 syllable pattern.
What is a haiku?
What is syntax?
The repetition of vowel sounds within closely placed words.
An exaggerated statement that is not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
Poetry that focuses on human nature and often includes humor
What is senryu?
Term that describes the rhyming of words at the end of lines in a poem?
What is end rhyme?
The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity, typically at the end or middle of words.
What is consonance?
A literary device that assigns human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
Poetry where the physical arrangement of text on the page conntributes to its meaning.
What is concrete poetry?
The term for repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses?
What is anaphora?
The continuation of a sentence across a line break in poetry without a pause?
What is enjambment?
A literary device that describes one sense in terms of another, creating vivid imagery.
What is synesthesia?
Term for a poem that praises or celebrates a person, place, thing, or idea
What is an ode?
A rhetorical device that repeats words or concepts in reverse order.
What is chiasmus?
The type of poetry that uses the physical arrangement of text on the page to contribute to its meaning.
What is concrete poetry?
A reference to a well-known person, place, or work of art
What is an allusion?
A narrative poem that tells a story
What is a ballad?
The figure of speech where the speaker directly addresses an absent or imaginary person
What is an apostrophe?