Poetic Devices

Question 1

Antithesis

Answer 1

Using two opposites to highlight or contrast the feature of both. Example; Love is an ideal thing, marriage a real thing

Question 2

Apostrophe

Answer 2

Addressing someone or something that is absent, abstract, or inanimate. Example; O’holy night

Question 3

Allusion

Answer 3

Referring to a well-known event or person from history or literature. Example; My sister and I fight like it’s World War 1.

Question 4

Euphemism

Answer 4

Use of a gentler word in place of an offensive or harsh one.

Example; I dislike you

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.

Example; Scarlett sizzling sausages

Question 6

Hyperbole

Answer 6

A Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point. Example; I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.

Question 7

Simile

Answer 7

A simile is comparing two unlike things using the word like or as. Example; My feet smelt like mouldy cheese.

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

Onomatopoeia is words that mimic sounds. Example KAPOW, BANG

Question 9

Personification

Answer 9

Personification is giving human characteristics to something non-human. Example; My tie ran away from me.

Question 10

Imagery

Answer 10

Imagery is words that appeal to the five senses: taste, touch, sight, sound and smell. Example; The smell of onions water my eyes.

Question 11

Oxymoron

Answer 11

Oxymoron is the use of unexpected, unmatched or opposite terms. Example; The sisters relationship was bittersweet.

Question 12

Metaphor

Answer 12

Metaphor a direct comparison of two unlike things using the verbs to be. Example; The snow is a white blanket.