Poetic Devices 1
This device repeats the same beginning sound in a group of words, like “wild winds whistle.”
What is alliteration
This device compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is simile
This type of poem has no set rhyme or rhythm and gives the poet complete freedom.
What is Free Verse
This poetic form uses shape and layout on the page to reflect its meaning.
What is a a visual poem
This character is known for repeating the line "Nevermore"
Who is the Raven
This device gives human qualities to non-human things, like “the sun smiled.”
What is personification
This device compares two things without using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor
This poetic form tells a story, often using short stanzas and a regular rhythm.
What is a ballad
This form is written to praise a person, object, or idea, often in a formal tone.
What is an ode
This lost love, mourned by the narrator, is described as rare and radiant in the poem.
Who is Lenore
This device uses exaggeration to make a point, such as “I’ve told you a million times.”
What is hyperbole
This device creates a strong mental picture using descriptive language.
What is imagery
This type of poem is written to mourn someone who has died.
What is an elegy
This 14-line poem often explores themes like love, time, or beauty.
What is a sonnet?
This setting, visited by the narrator at midnight, reflects his isolation and growing madness.
What is his chamber?
This device involves words that imitate real-life sounds, like “buzz” or “bang.”
What is onomatopoeia
This device repeats words or phrases for emphasis, often at the start of lines.
What is repetition
This type of poem is well known using iambic pentameter
What is a sonnet
What poetic form follows 5 syllables, 7 then 5
What is a haiku
This feeling increasingly takes over the narrator as the poem goes on, shown through his reactions to the raven’s answers.
What is madness
This device uses contrasting ideas together, like “bittersweet” or “deafening silence.”
What is an oxymoron
This device extends a metaphor over several lines or throughout an entire poem.
What is an extended metaphor
This type of sonnet is divided into three quatrains and a final rhyming couplet.
What is a Shakespearan sonnet
This form has 19 lines with repeated lines and a strict rhyme scheme, creating an intense or obsessive feeling.
What is a villanelle
The Raven lands on a bust of this character from mythology
Who is Pallas