Sound Devices
The repetition of sounds at the ends of words. (Usually referring to the last word of each line)
Rhyme
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
a comparison of two unlike things using the word like or as
simile
a comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as
metaphor
In stead of having sentences like prose, poetry has_______
Lines
The repetition of vowel sounds in words.
Assonance
words in which the combination of letter sounds imitate the natural sound of what they refer to.
onomatopoeia
a description of an object, animal, or idea as if it has human qualities and emotions.
personification
words or phrases that appeal to the senses.
imagery
It is a group of lines in poetry.
Stanza
The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words.
Consonance
the same expression (word or words) is repeated at the beginning of two or more lines, clauses or sentences.
Anaphora
the use of over-exaggeration to create emphasis or humor
hyperbole
a person, object, idea, or activity that stands in the place of something other than itself.
symbol
A story has a narrator, but a poem has a
Speaker
the repetition of the last word or phrase at the end of several clauses, sentences or verses.
epistrophe
the pattern of stressed (/) and unstressed (~) syllables in each line.
rhythm
the placement of two things close together for simultaneous examination (and contrasting effect).
juxtaposition
a comparison of two unlike things without using the word like or as and stretches over multiple lines.
extended metaphor
Poems that have recognizable patterns of lines, stanzas, rhyme, and rhythm.
Traditional/Conventional Poems
a regular pattern of rhythm
meter
Ring'd with the azure world
Consonance
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
irony
the use of humor, sarcasm, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize.
satire
Poems that do not have recognizable patterns of lines, stanzas, rhyme, and rhythm.
Unconventional/Non-Traditional Poems