Poetic Devices

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Rhyme scheme

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The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or verse.

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Imagery

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Descriptive language used to represent objects, feelings and thoughts; appeals to one or more of the senses

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Stanza

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A group of lines forming the basic unit in a poem; a verse.

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Simile

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A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another using 'like' or 'as'.

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech comparing two or more things by implying that one thing is another.

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Personification

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The attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. EX: Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers

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Consonance

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The repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words. Different vowel sounds before! EX: the aDDer waDeD at the ponD

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Assonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds within NON-RHYMING words. Can be spelled differently. EX the dEEr's EAr bent

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of a word or phrase that imitates the sounds it describes. EX: boom