Poetic Devices
an extended metaphor that runs through the entirety of the poem and is the central device of the poem
conceit
the main building block of a poem
stanza
repeating a word or phrase at the beginning of lines
anaphora
the most common and basic kind of rhyme
end rhyme
Her personality was as bright as the sun
simile
the speaker talks to a person or object that is absent from the poem
apostrophe
the pattern of rhymes of a poem
rhyme scheme
successive repetition of a word or phrase at the end of lines or clauses
epiphora (antistrophe)
Near rhyme is also referred to as: (include both)
slant rhyme
imperfect rhyme
Rain danced on the windowpanes
personification
the repetition of vowel sounds within a group of words
assonance
individual units within a line of poetry
feet
type of repetition that is primarily used in dialogue in order to dwell on a point
epimone
the basic rhythmic structure of a line in poetry
meter
"You've got a nice set of wheels, there!"
synecdoche
occurs when the poet uses harsh sounds repeatedly
cacophony
This type of poetry has no rhyming and is typically written in iambic pentament
Blank Verse
words repeated in quick succession
epizeuxis (diacope)
Limerick Rhyme Scheme
AABBA
"the pen is mightier than the sword"
metonymy
What poetic device is this?
Mammals named Sam are clammy.
consonance
What is iambic pentameter?
5 feet (10 total syllables)
1 foot = 2 syllables, unstressed, stressed
What type of repetition is present in these lines?
No end to the withering of withered flowers,
To the movement of pain that is painless and motionless,
To the drift of the sea and the drifting of wreckage,
polyptoton
What is the sonnet rhyme scheme?
ABABCDCDEFEFGG
zeugma