Poetic Devices
to compare two things using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
involves repeating similar vowel sounds in words that are close together in a sentence or verse
What is assonance?
The poetic device is predominantly used in "Mother to Son"
What is metaphor?
what the caged bird symbolizes in the poem
What is oppression?
what the roads symbolize in the poem
What is "the choices you make in life"?
an implicit comparison of two unlike things
What is metaphor?
the repetition of the same sound at the start of a series of words in succession whose purpose is to provide an audible pulse that gives a piece of writing a lulling, lyrical, and/or emotive effect.
What is alliteration?
What the "crystal stair" symbolizes in the poem
What is "wealth and luxury"?
what the free bird symbolizes in the poem
What is liberation?
the poetic device primarily used in the line "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood"
What is imagery?
gives human characteristics to non-human things, such as animals, objects, ideas, or concepts
What is personification?
indirectly or impliedly references a person, place, event, or another text
What is allusion?
Advice the mother gives her son in the poem
the poetic element most prevalent in the poem
What is symbolism?
the tone of the poem
What is reflective?
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
What is imagery?
repeats the same consonant sounds in adjacent or nearby words
What is consonance?
The tone of the poem
What is encouraging?
why the caged bird sings
What is "it longs for freedom"?
the poetic device used in the line "Somewhere ages and ages hence"
What is hyperbole?
uses a person, object, word, or situation to represent something else, usually a more abstract idea
What is symbolism?
the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of verse that creates repeating units called feet
What is meter?
The main theme of the poem
What is the struggles and perseverance in life?
the main theme of the poem
What is freedom and confinement?
What the poems conclusion suggests about the speaker's choice
What is "it defined their journey"?