Literary Devices Used in Poetry

Front

Word for when two or more words rhyme in the same line of a poem.

Back

internal rhyme

Front

Word meaning to compare using 'like' or 'as':

Back

Simile

Front

Word for a poem where line ends sound alike?

Back

rhyme

Front

Word for non-human with human traits?

Back

Personification

Front

Word for comparing two different things using 'is' instead of 'like' or 'as'.

Back

Metaphor

Front

Word for repeating initial consonant sounds:

Back

Alliteration

Front

Repetition of same vowel or consonant sounds in a word.

Back

Assonance

Front

Exaggerated statement?

Back

Hyperbole

Front

5-line poem with a rhyme scheme: 1st, 2nd, 5th lines rhyme; 3rd & 4th lines rhyme. Same meter for 1st, 2nd, 5th; shorter for 3rd & 4th.

Back

limerick

Front

Word for a sound that describes itself?

Back

Onomatopoeia