Poetic Devices Review

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What is Assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within words in a phrase or sentence.

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What is Meter in poetry?

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Meter is the arrangement of words or phrases in a way that creates a rhythm or beat.

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What does Mood refer to in literature?

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Mood is the overall feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader.

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What is Rhyme?

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Rhyme is when the end of a word or phrase has the same sound as another word or phrase.

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words.

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What is Consonance?

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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words in a phrase or sentence.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a poetic device where a word imitates the sound it represents, like 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is a Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Tone in literature?

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Tone refers to the author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style.