Poetic Devices

Front

A two-line rhyming stanza

Back

Couplet

Front

The pattern of end rhymes. Ex: ABAB/ABCB

Back

Rhyme scheme

Front

I walked a million miles to get here is an example of_

Back

Hyperbole

Front

A version of a metaphor that extends over the course of multiple lines, paragraphs, or stanzas of prose or poetry

Back

Extended metaphor

Front

A group of lines; a paragraph in poetry.

Back

Stanza

Front

A comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

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

Back

Metaphor

Front

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Back

Alliteration

Front

A recurring theme or idea in a poem

Back

Motif

Front

A poem that tells a story and has a plot

Back

Narrative poem