Sound Devices
This poetic technique repeats beginning consonant sounds, as in 'wild winds whipped
Alliteration
Comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as.
Simile
Language that appeals to the senses is known as this
Imagery
Hope is the thing with feathers
Metaphor
This Latin phrase from Wilfred Owen’s poem means “It is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country.”
Dulce et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori
The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words is called this
Assonance
A direct comparison between unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'
Metaphor
The emotional atmosphere created by a poem is called this.
Mood
Edgar Allan Poe heavily uses this sound device in 'The Raven': 'While I nodded, nearly napping...'
Alliteration
In Dulce et Decorum Est, soldiers are attacked with this deadly chemical weapon.
Poison gas
This device imitates natural sounds, like 'buzz,' 'clang,' or 'hiss.'"
Onomatopoeia
Giving human qualities to non-human things is this technique
Personification
A recurring object, image, or idea throughout a poem is this.
Motif
'Because I could not stop for Death — He kindly stopped for me' uses this technique."
Personification
This poet wrote The Charge of the Light Brigade about a disastrous cavalry attack during the Crimean War.
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words is known as this.
Consonance
An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis is called this.
Hyperbole
The attitude of the speaker toward the subject is called this.
Representation
Robert Frost's 'The woods are lovely, dark and deep' strongly appeals to this poetic element.
Imagery
The repeated phrase “Theirs not to reason why” emphasizes this military value in The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Obedience to authority
A poem with no regular rhyme or meter is written in this style.
Free verse
Placing two opposites next to each
Contrast / Juxtaposition
When one thing represents a larger idea, it functions as this.
Symbolism
'Do not go gentle into that good night' repeatedly uses this device at the ends of stanzas.
Refrain
Wilfred Owen uses vivid nightmares and gruesome imagery to challenge this traditional idea about war.
That war is glorious and honorable