Literary Device
The Occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.
What is an Alliteration
A figure of speech in which a related term is substituted for the word itself.
What is metonymy?
"Nature's first green is gold, her hardest hue to hold"
What is imagery?
"In the sky up high, a balloon so high./A journey it will own, cause there's no place like home."
What is an allusion?
a literary device that compares two contrasting ideas, images, or objects to highlight their differences.
What is Juxtaposition?
Comparing items not using "like or as."
What is a metaphor?
Poetry that does not rhyme or have a regular meter.
What is Free Verse?
"The more you give, the more you get"
What is paradox?
an overused expression that has lost its impact or meaning
What is cliche?
A rhythmic pattern of ten syllables per line.
What is iambic pentameter?
Boom, Splat, Zap
What is onomatopoeia?
Anaphora
What is the repeating of a word or phrase at the beginning of a line?
"Petals of a red rose./ Falling for you./Our years together in each petal./Another year with you.
What is a symbol?
Mood
What is the use of words by an author to make the reader feel a certain way?
a word or phrase that is used in place of a more offensive or taboo word or phrase.
What is Euphemism?
Comparing items using "like or as."
What is a simile?
The beat and pace of a poem.
What is rhythm?
"As loudly as nine or ten thousand men."
What is hyperbole?
The message an author conveys through the piece.
What is theme?
a poem that uses symbolic characters and events to convey a hidden meaning.
What is allegory?
Giving human like characteristics to nonhuman objects.
What is personification?
A division of a poem consisting of two or more lines arranged together as a unit.
What is stanza?
"Good fences make good neighbors."
What is irony?
"I am a bee./That likes tea./I should like honey./ If only I had some money."
What is Rhyme?
A word's literal meaning, or dictionary definition, without any emotional association or metaphors.
What is denotation?