Literary Devices in Poetry Flashcard

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Purpose of figurative language in poetry?

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Enhances beauty and depth of poems.

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Denotation refers to:

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The literal definition of a word.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words

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Hyperbole involves:

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Extreme exaggeration for emphasis and dramatic effect

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Personification

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Attributing human traits to non-human entities

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that imitate sounds