Literary Devices and Techniques

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is a literary device that creates a picture in the reader's mind using the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, touch).

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What is repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is a literary technique where sounds, words, phrases, or whole lines are repeated in a poem to create emphasis or rhythm.

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What is a simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is a rhyme scheme?

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A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyme that occurs at the end of each line or verse in a poem.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a literary device that gives human qualities and actions to non-human things.

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What is metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a literary device where a word imitates the natural sound of a thing, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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What is theme in literature?

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The theme is the central idea or underlying message in a literary work.

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What is alliteration?

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

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms, such as 'deafening silence'.