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Poetic Device Define
Poetic Device Example
Types of Poems
Poetic Device Example
Poetic Device Define
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What is alliteration?
The repetition of initial consonant sounds
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Ted tricked Tom into teasing Tris' sister.
What is alliteration?
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a serious, reflective poem that expresses grief, sadness, or lamentation for someone who has died.

What is an Elegy?

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Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

What is Repetition?

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What is onomatopoeia?
A word that sounds like its own definition.
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What is a simile?
A comparison of two things using "like" or "as".
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The trees smiled and waved as I walked by.
What is personification?
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A short humorous poem of 5 lines.
What is a limerick?
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How they clang, and clash, and roar!

What is onomatopoeia?

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What is an allusion?
A reference to another important text like the bible, or mythological characters or events.
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What is Hyperbole?
Intentional Exaggeration by an author.
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He is as cool as the other side of the pillow.
What is a simile?
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Poem of 14 lines. Usually about themes of love and romance.
What is a Sonnet?
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He is as strong as an ox.
What is a simile?
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What is Personification?

Gives human qualities to non-human things.

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What is imagery?
When an author uses very descriptive language to help the reader create a picture in their mind.
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She is older than dirt.
What is hyperbole?
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Short poem of 3 lines, usually about nature.
What is Haiku?
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The cars made a sickening crunch when they smashed together.
What is onomatopoeia?
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What is Symbollism?

An image/object that represents different ideas.

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What is a metaphor?
A comparison of unlike things where one thing is described as being something other than what it is.
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That woman is a bear.
What is a metaphor?
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a type of poem where the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or message when read vertically down the page.

What is an Acrostic?

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A host of golden daffodils.

What is Imagery?

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What are the three things we should consider before using a poetic device?

1. Image

2. Emotion

3. Meaning