Poetic Devices
Figurative Language
Figurative Language 2
Examples
More Poetic Devices
100
Repetition of similar consonants at the beginning of words
What is Alliteration
100
A comparison of 2 seemingly unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is simile
100
A reference to something famous
What is allusion
100
I tried telling him that time will only tell
What is alliteration
100
Words sound alike because they share the same ending vowel AND consonant sounds
What is rhyme
200
Regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables that establish rhythm
What is meter
200
Over-exaggeration often used for emphasis
What is hyperbole
200
Language that appeals to the senses to create a picture in the reader's mind
What is imagery
200
The room is an oven
What is metaphor
200
Words that share EITHER the same vowel or consonant sound BUT NOT BOTH
What is slant rhyme
300
The person who "narrates" the poem
Who is the speaker
300
An expression where the literal meaning of the words is not the meaning of the expression
What is idiom
300
The literal meaning of a word The dictionary definition
What is denotation
300
The door bell went "ding dong"
What is onomatopoeia
300
Words that imitate the sound they are naming
What is onomatopoeia
400
A group of words together on one line of the poem
What is a line
400
A direct comparison of 2 seemingly unlike things without using "lie" or "as"
What is metaphor
400
The emotional or associated definition of a word
What is connotative
400
The wind whispered sweet nothings in my ear
What is personification
400
Consonant sounds repeated anywhere in the words of a line
What is consonance
500
The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem
What is rhythm
500
Giving non-human things human qualities
What is personification
500
A person, place, thing, or event that has meaning in itself and represents or stands for something else
What is symbolism
500
I called you a million times last night
What is hyperbole
500
Repeated vowel sounds in a line or lines of poetry
What is assonance
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