Poetic Devices Practice

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The repetition of consonant sounds within a word, but not at the beginning

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consonance

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To repeat the same phrase or words numerous times in a poem

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repetition

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Two ideas or words placed close together with a contrasting effect (emphasizing differences).

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juxtaposition

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A natural pause or break in a line of poetry indicated by punctuation. May make you pause abruptly, drawing attention to that idea.

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caesura

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The pattern of rhyming within a poem

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rhyme scheme

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the arrangement of groups of lines in a poem; they are separated from each other by a blank line (the 'paragraphs' of poetry)

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stanza

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The use of words that imitate sounds, like hiss or pow

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onomatopoeia

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the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables that end with different consonant sounds, such as in fade and hay or molten, golden notes

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assonance

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words, kindergarten cop/ lazy lunch / fresh face

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alliteration

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A comparison that uses like or as to compare two unlike things (The icy water was like stinging bees.)

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simile