Literary Devices
Alliteration
"I drove myself to the lake / and dove into the water" is an example of what kind of rhyme?
Internal rhyme
What type of poem is this?
"Spring is in the air
Flowers are blooming along
The quiet pathway"
Haiku
A poem's rhythm, like iambic pentameter, is called what?
Meter
"Death, be not proud, though some have called thee mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so."
Apostrophe
Is the line "The sweet honeysuckle drifted through the breeze as angelic perfume" a simile or metaphor?
Simile
"The sweet honeysuckle drifted through the breeze AS angelic perfume"
"Hope is a thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all…."
is an example of what type of rhyme?
What type of poem is this?
"There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, 'It is just as I feared!
Two Owls and a Hen,
Four Larks and a Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard!'"
Limerick
"Move" and "dove" are examples of what type of rhyme?
Eye rhyme
"The tintinnabulation of the bells, bells, bells, bells, bells" is an example of what type of literary device?
Onomatopoeia
Metaphor, simile, personification, and apostrophe are all examples of what?
Figurative language
What is the rhyme scheme for the following poem?
"Courage has a crimson coat
Trimmed with trappings bold,
Knowledge dons a dress of note,
Fame's is cloth of gold.
Far they ride and far they roam,
Much they do and dare.
Gray-gowned Patience sits at home,
And weaves the stuff they wear."
Coat- A
Bold- B
Note- A
Gold- B
Roam- C
Dare- D
Home- C
Wear- D
What type of poem is this?
"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damasked, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground.
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare."
Sonnet
Iambs, trochees, and dactyls are examples of what?
Feet
Determine which of the following words have positive, negative, and neutral connotations:
Hovel
Home
House
Positive: Home
Neutral: House
Negative: Hovel
Heart: a hollow, muscular organ in the chest that pumps blood throughout the body via the circulatory system, delivering oxygen and nutrients while removing waste
"Heart" in this context is an example of what?
Denotation (dictionary definition)
"Said/Dead" and "Bid/Lid" are examples of what type of rhyme?
Masculine rhyme
What type of poem is this?
"I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.
I loafe and invite my soul,
I lean and loafe at my ease observing a spear of summer grass …"
Free Verse
What type of language is used in this poem?
"The rain in Spain stays mainly on the plain"
Assonance
Which type of form has specific rules that must be followed?
Fixed form (haiku, sonnet, cinquain)
"I was so hungry I could eat a horse!" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Hint: It's not listed in your notes, but it is posted in the room!
Hyperbole
Write three words that rhyme together using feminine rhyme.
Examples:
Dreaming, scheming, teeming
What type of poem is this?
tree
white, tall
reaching, bending, fluttering
leaves and twigs in the wind
aspen
Cinquain
What type of language is used in this poem?
"The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! / The frumious Bandersnatch!"
Cacophony
Write your best example of euphony. Only choices I like will earn points!
Euphony: words and phrases that create a pleasant, harmonious, and melodious sound to the ear, often using soft consonants and long vowel sounds