Poetic Devices

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What is an allusion?

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A reference to a famous person, character, phrase, text, etc. outside a literary work.

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What is a metaphor?

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A comparison of two unlike things by saying that one thing is a dissimilar object or thing.

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What is an example of a metaphor?

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The snow is a white blanket.

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What is alliteration?

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words, as in 'Bumbling Bob blew a chance.'

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What is personification?

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Giving human qualities to nonhuman things.

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What is a simile?

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A comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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A word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

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What is consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity.