Poetic means (poetic devices/literary devices/rhetorical devices)

Question 1

• Simile

Answer 1

A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as.”
1. Example: “Her smile was as bright as the sun.”

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

A comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.”
1. Example: “Her eyes were sparkling diamonds.”

Question 3

• Personification

Answer 3

: Giving human qualities to non-human entities or objects.
1. Example: “The wind whispered secrets through the trees.”

Question 4

• Alliteration

Answer 4

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
1. Example: “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”

Question 5

• Assonance

Answer 5

The repetition of vowel sounds within words.
1. Example: “The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.”

Question 6

• Onomatopoeia

Answer 6

: Words that imitate the sound they represent.
1. Example: “The bees buzzed around the flowers.”

Question 7

• Hyperbole

Answer 7

An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally. 1. Example: “I’ve told you a million times.”

Question 8

• Symbolism

Answer 8

Using an object or action to represent something abstract.
1. Example: A dove symbolizing peace.

Question 9

• Irony

Answer 9

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.
1. Example: “The fire station burned down.”

Question 10

• Oxymoron

Answer 10

A figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.
1. Example: “Bittersweet.”

Question 11

• Metonymy

Answer 11

The substitution of the name of one thing for another closely associated with it.
1. Example: “The White House issued a statement” (referring to the President or government).

Question 12

• Anaphora

Answer 12

The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences.
1. Example: “Oh, Death, where is thy sting?”

Question 13

• Paradox

Answer 13

A statement that appears to be self-contradictory or logically absurd but may contain a hidden truth.
1. Example: “Less is more.”

Question 14

• Neologism

Answer 14

The creation of new words or phrases, often for artistic or rhetorical effect.

Question 15

• Juxtaposition

Answer 15

Placing two or more ideas, characters, settings, or objects side by side for the purpose of comparison or contrast.
1. Example: Contrasting light and darkness in a painting or describing a peaceful scene amid chaos.

Question 16

• Elegy

Answer 16

A poem of mourning or lamentation, typically written in response to the death of a person or the passing of a significant event or era.

Question 17

• Rhetorical Question

Answer 17

A question asked for effect or to provoke thought, not requiring an answer.
1. Example: “Who knows?”