Poetry literary devices Flashcards
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Alliteration
The repetion of words or phrases at the beginning of lines of poetry or grammatical units
Anaphora
A comparison between 2 things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
Analogy
A stanza with only 2 lines
Couplet
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning the emotional suggestions of a word, that is not literal
Connotative meaning
The direct definition you find in the dictionary the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
Denotative meaning
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Hyperbole
Descriptive words or phrases used to create an impression
Imagery
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
Metaphor
Giving human characteristics to something that is not human
Personification
Literature that conveys a thought through lyrical arrangement
Poetry
Written or spoken language in its ordinary form in its ordinary form, without metrical structure
Prose
The use of words that sound like what they mean
Onomatopoeia
In poetry, the act of creating patterns by repeating not only sounds but also words, lines, meter, or syntax
Repetition
Compares 2 different things using like or as
Simile
