Poetic Devices
A group of words in a poem.
Line
A writer's attitude or feeling about his or her subject.
A comparison made between two things using the phrases "like" or "as."
Simile
Social inequality exists throughout society, causing those without money to suffer.
"Sonnet in the Shape of a Potted Christmas Tree"
Five lines long and typically humorous.
Limerick
The use of words whose names suggest their meaning.
Onomatopoeia
An array of emotions or feelings the piece of work evokes in the reader.
Mood
A comparison made between two things not using "like" or "as."
Metaphor
There is beauty in simplicity.
"Tender Winter"
Made up of 14 lines that often follow iambic pentameter.
Sonnet
Repetition of internal consonant sounds.
Consonance
The ideas and feelings associated with a word.
Connotation
The use of vivid description to create images in the reader's mind.
Imagery
You can love something despite its faults.
"Ode to the Midwest"
Tells a story using a narrator and/or characters.
Narrative Poetry
The pattern of repeating sounds created by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Rhythm
The exact dictionary definition of a word.
Denotation
Giving animals, ideas, or inanimate objects human characteristics.
Personification
You must always be ready to face the unexpected.
"Deer Hit"
Does not rely on any particular form, rhyme, or structure.
Free Verse Poetry
The repetition of identical or similar sounding consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
A technique in which a sound, word, phrase, of line is repeated for effect.
Repetition
A figure of speech where the truth is exaggerated for emphasis.
Hyperbole
Sometimes you need to pause and look at the world around you.
"Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Addresses and gives praise to a specific subject.
Ode