Poetic Devices ~ Spellings Flashcards
Spellings
How do you spell the word that means ‘repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group or words close together’?
Alliteration
How do you spell the word that means ‘repetition of a vowel sound’?
Assonance
How do you spell the word that means ‘repetition of a consonant sound’?
Consonance
How do you spell the word that means ‘the use of words which imitate sound’?
Onomatopoeia
How do you spell the word that means ‘the purposeful re - use of words and phrases’?
Repetition
How do you spell the word that means ‘the use of words with matching sounds. Can be internal or at the ends of lines’?
Rhyme
How do you spell the word that means ‘the pace or beat of the poem - can vary from line to line’?
Rhythm
How do you spell the word that means ‘words that appeal to the senses’?
Imagery
How do you spell the word that means ‘a comparison between two unlike things using like or as’?
Simile
How do you spell the word that means ‘a comparison saying something is something else’?
Metaphor
How do you spell the word that means ‘giving human qualities or characteristics to animals or inanimate objects’?
Personification
How do you spell the word that means ‘a word, phrase or image which stands for something’?
Symbolism
How do you spell the word that means ‘a question which does not expect an answer’?
Rhetorical Question
How do you spell the word that means ‘non - standard English, slang’?
Colloquial Language
How do you spell the word that means ‘words and phrases that cause an emotional response in the reader’?
Emotive Language
