Poetic Devices #1
What is anaphora?
The repetition of words at the start of a series of lines in a poem.
What is a simile?
A comparison between two things that uses like or as.
What is free verse?
Free verse is a poem with no rhyme scheme or set pattern of beats.
What is form?
Form is the structure or appearance of poem or other text.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: He is a lion when he comes to the field.
Metaphor
What is alliteration?
What is rhyme?
Words that have the same sound, typically at the end. Example: roar, soar.
What is in a narrative poem?
A beginning, middle, end; contains a story; can be funny/serious or long/short.
What is dialogue?
What device is used in this sentence: Silly Snakes like Sandwiches.
Alliteration
What is figurative language?
Figurative language is words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition.
What is tone?
Tone is how a story is told; angry, happy, etc.
What is a memory poem?
A memory poem is a type of poem that tells a reader about a memory that you had.
What is content in a story/poem?
Content is the message of a poem or text.
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence: Cry me a river.
Hyperbole
What is hyperbole?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is literal meaning?
Literal meaning is the dictionary definition of word or phrase.
What type of poem is this an example of?
She had some horses
She had some horses who were bodies of sand
She had some horses who were maps of blood.
Anaphora
What is excerpt? Ex. When a poem has the word "From" before it's title.
A small part of a larger work.
What type of figurative language is used in this sentence: She is as slow as a sloth.
Simile
What is a slant rhyme?
Slant rhyme are words that share only the final consonant sound.
What is an extended metaphor?
A metaphor that continues for more than one line in a poem.
What is a five senses poem?
A poem that uses all five of your senses to describe an event: feel, smell, hear, see, taste.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison of two things that does not use like or as.
What is this sentence an example of?
I am car sick, I open a window.
I am car sick, I grab a bag.
I am car sick, I rest my eyes.
Repetition