Poetic Devices

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

Eg. Amy awed Aysel’s amazing awkward style.

Question 2

Allusion

Answer 2

Referring to a well known event or person from history or literature. Eg. The sports field was like a battlefield in World War 2

Question 3

Antithesis

Answer 3

Using two opposites to highlight or contrast the features of both. Eg. She was weirdly conformed.

Question 3

Euphemism

Answer 3

Use of a gentler word in the place of an offensive or harsh one.
Eg. He had sadly passed.

Question 3

Imagery

Answer 3

Words that appeal to the five senses: Taste, touch, sight, sound and smell.
Eg. Luscious silk and red velvet dress had smelled like aged wine and felt like a thousand clouds in my hands.

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

An extreme exaggeration used to make a point.

Eg. Today was absolutely, 100% the worst day of my entire life!

Question 5

Apostrophe

Answer 5

Addressing someone or something that is absent, abstract or inanimate.
Eg. Nothin’

Question 6

Metaphor

Answer 6

A direct comparison of two unlike things using the verb to be (is, were, are, was)
Eg. She WAS a giraffe.

Question 7

Onomatopoeia

Answer 7

A word that mimics a sound.

Eg. KER-PLONK!

Question 8

Oxymoron

Answer 8

The use of unexpected, unmatched, or opposite terms.

Eg. Act naturally.

Question 9

Personification

Answer 9

Giving human characteristics to something non human.

Eg. The greedy flame grew three metres tall.

Question 10

Simile

Answer 10

Comparing two things using the words like or as.

Eg. Her hair was AS greasy has a swimming pool filled with canola oil.