The Poet's Toolbox
This poetic device compares two things using the words “like” or “as.”
Simile
A direct comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
When expectations are set up and then reversed for effect.
Irony
This is the name of Caesar’s close friend who helps lead the conspiracy.
Brutus
In which country did the tradition of the Christmas tree begin?
Germany
This ocean is the largest on Earth.
Pacific
Giving human qualities to animals, objects, or ideas is called this.
Personification
This device is a reference to a famous person, place, event, or text.
Allusion
The repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words.
Consonance
The warning “Beware the Ides of March” comes from this character.
The Soothslayer
This feast day, celebrated on December 26, is known by this name in the UK.
Boxing Day
This ancient structure is the only remaining Wonder of the Ancient World.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
This device repeats the same beginning consonant sound in a series of words.
Alliteration
When the sound of a word imitates its meaning (buzz, crash, hiss).
Onomatopoeia
The speaker’s attitude toward the subject.
Tone
Caesar’s wife warns him not to go to the Senate after having this.
A Dream
This country traditionally celebrates Christmas with a giant straw goat.
This country traditionally celebrates Christmas with a giant straw goat.
This element has the chemical symbol “K.”
Potassium
The feeling or emotion created for the reader by a poem or story
Mood
The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
Assonance
The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry.
Meter
The conspirators justify Caesar’s murder as an act to protect this.
The Roman Republic
The tradition of hanging stockings comes from a legend about this saint.
St. Nicholas
This country has the most natural lakes in the world.
Canada
A contradiction that seems false but reveals a deeper truth.
Paradox
An object, character, or color that represents a larger idea.
Symbolism
When an abstract idea is represented as a character or figure.
Allegory
Cassius convinces Brutus to join the conspiracy by appealing to this quality.
His love of Rome / honor
What is the name of this famous Christmas Song?
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This branch of government interprets the laws in the United States.
Judicial Branch
When the reader knows something the character does not.
Dramatic Irony
A pattern of end rhymes in a poem, often labeled with letters.
Rhyme Scheme
The use of opposites placed close together to highlight contrast.
Juxtaposition
The phrase “Et tu, Brute?” suggests this central theme.
Betrayal
In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas, what was given on the eighth day of Christmas?
Eight Maids a'milkin
What is the scientific term for animals that are active during twilight?
Crepescular