Poetry Literary Devices

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Simile

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A comparison between two unrelated items using "like" or "as".

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Hyperbole

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A huge exaggeration

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that sounds like what it means.

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two unrelated objects.

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Personification

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Giving human traits to a non-human object.

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Imagery

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Detailed description using the senses.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of sounds at the start of nearby words.

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

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Consonance

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Repetition of consonant sounds within nearby words.

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Mood

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The feeling created by a poem.