Poetry and Literary Devices

Poetry and Literary Devices

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English

9th Grade

Hard

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Yvette Garcia

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Alliteration

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The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words. Example: She sells seashells down by the seashore.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Assonance

Back

The repetition of vowel sounds in words. Example: The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Blank Verse

Back

Unrhymed lines of iambic pentameter. Example 1: 'But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?' Example 2: 'It is the east. And Juliet is the sun!' [William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet]

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Consonance

Back

The repetition of consonant sounds. Example: She gave the big dog a hug.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Couplet

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A pair of lines in poetry of a similar length that rhyme. Example: 'Tell me if you think you know / How to make a turtle go.' [Charles Ghinga, Turtle Trouble]

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Free Verse

Back

A poem that does not have a regular rhythm or rhyme.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Haiku

Back

A form of Japanese poetry that has three lines: the first line has five syllables, the second has seven syllables, and the third has five syllables. Example: 'Behind me the moon / Brushes shadows of pine trees / Lightly on the floor.' [Kikaku]

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