Poetic Devices Review

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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 the words 'like' or 'as'. For example, 'as brave as a lion'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a poetic device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts. For example, 'The wind whispered through the trees'.

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What is a 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'. For example, 'Time is a thief'.

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What is understatement?

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Understatement is a figure of speech that intentionally makes a situation seem less important than it is. For example, saying 'It's just a scratch' when referring to a large dent.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes. Examples include 'buzz', 'bang', and 'sizzle'.

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What is an oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms appear in conjunction. For example, 'deafening silence'.

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What is a paradox?

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A paradox is a statement that appears self-contradictory or logically unacceptable but may reveal an underlying truth. For example, 'This statement is false'.

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What is consonance?

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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase. For example, 'The lumpy, bumpy road'.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. For example, 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore'.

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What is imagery?

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Imagery is a literary device that uses descriptive language to create visual representations in the reader's mind. For example, 'The golden sun set behind the purple mountains'.