Poetry Literary Devices

Front

What is the central message or insight about life in a poem?

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Theme

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is the attitude toward the subject that an author conveys in a piece of writing?

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Tone

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

What is the external rhyme scheme in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Raven'?

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ABCBBB

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CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of two or more words called?

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Alliteration

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is it called when a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics?

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Personification

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the use of exaggeration for emphasis or effect?

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Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an implied comparison between two unlike things?

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Metaphor

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CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the choice of words and style of expression that an author uses in writing?

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Diction

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What is the repetition of sounds at the end of words, often used in poetry?

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Rhyme

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4