Poetic Devices Flashcards
Alliteration
when the beginning of words start with the same consonant or vowel sounds in stressed syllables
Allusion
reference often to literature, history, mythology, or the bible
Couplet
twos lines of poetry that rhyme
Hyperbole
obvious exaggeration
Metaphor
figure of speech in which of 2 unlike things are compared without using words “like”, “as” or “than”
Simile
figure of speech in which of 2 unlike things are compared using words “like”, “as” or “than”
Onomatopoeia
when a word is used that demonstrates a sound.
Oxymoron
figure of speech in which two contradictory words or phrases are combined to produce a rhetorical effect
Personification
to attribute to inanimate objects, or abstract ideas the characteristics of a person
“The trees danced in the wind”
personification
“The sun smiled down on us”
personification
“The stars winked in the night sky”
personification
“The grey clouds cried drops of rain”
personification
“Big Baby”
oxymoron
“Awfully good”
oxymoron
“Dark light”
oxymoron
“Cold fire”
oxymoron
“Wolfish Lamb”
oxymoron
“Buzz”, “Zap”, “Crash”, “Bang”
onomatopoeia
“Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel”
allusion
“Don’t act like Scrooge”
allusion
“He studies all the time and is a regular Einstein”
allusion
“She was a Good Samaritan when she helped the older boy”
allusion
“As slow as a sloth”
simile
“She eats like a pig”
simile
“Her eyes were diamonds”
metaphor
“He is a shinning star”
metaphor
“the cute cat climbed up the crooked cable”
alliteration
“I’ve told you this 20000 times”
hyperbole
Imagery
representation though a language of sensory experience
“the crash sounded like thunder”
simile
“eyes as blue as the ocean”
simile
“larger than life”
simile
“he is a fish when it comes to swimming”
metaphor
