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
