Poetic Devices Review

Front

What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds called?

Back

Alliteration

Front

What do you call a group of lines in a poem?

Back

Stanza

Front

What are words or phrases that paint a picture in the reader's mind?

Back

Imagery

Front

What kind of figurative language is used in the phrase: 'She became a wildfire of rage'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is it called when words end with the same sound?

Back

Rhyming

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Front

What is a word that imitates a sound?

Back

Onomatopoeia

Front

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or work of art?

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Allusion

Front

What is the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry?

Back

Meter