Poetic Devices Flashcards

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Alliteration

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repetition of initial consonant sounds

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Assonance

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repetition of vowel sounds

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Metaphor

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direct comparison without using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile

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comparison using 'like' or 'as'

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Imagery

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descriptive language appealing to the senses

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Personification

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giving human traits to non-human things

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Hyperbole

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deliberate exaggeration

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Irony

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the opposite of what is expected or said

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Symbol

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something that represents something else

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Tone

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the poet’s attitude toward the subject