Poetic Devices Flashcards
1
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Tone
A
Authors intended style toward the audience
2
Q
Imagery
A
Using the 5 senses to express
3
Q
Diction
A
Word choice
4
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Hyperbole
A
Extreme exaggeration
5
Q
Allusion
A
Referring
6
Q
Symbol
A
Something that represents itself or other things
7
Q
Extended metaphor
A
Metaphor that continues throughout the poem
8
Q
Anaphora
A
Repetition at the beginning of the lines
9
Q
Theme
A
Overall topic of poem
10
Q
Refrain
A
Repetition in the middle or end of a line
11
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
Words that have sounds associated with them
12
Q
Alliteration
A
Occurrence of same letter
13
Q
Rhyme
A
Words that sound similar to each other
14
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Assonance
A
Repetition of vowel
15
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Consonance
A
Repetition of same constant
