Poetic Device and Figurative Language Review

Diction is...

• the aurthor's choice of words --this creates the style of the poem
• repetition in syllables of words

What is hyperbole?

• A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, or create comic effect
• when the author gives human characteristics to something non-human

The speaker of a poem is...

• the voice who talks to us in the poem and is not necessarily the author
• the main message of a poem

What is imagery?

• An image the author creates using sensory details (the senses)
• A picture that shows where the story takes place

The following is an example of what figure of speech?
He was as lazy as a sloth.

• simile
• metaphor

The following is an example of what figure of speech?
His massive boots are horse hoofs.

• simile
• metaphor

What is the tone of a poem?

• the author's attitude toward the subject of the poem or the audience
• how a poem of piece of literature makes the reader feel

What is the mood of a poem or a piece literature?

• How it makes the reader feel
• The author's attitude toward the subject of a poem or piece of literature

Personification is...

• giving human characteristics to a non-living object
• a phrase or stanza that is repeated throughout a poem

What is a rhyme scheme?

• The pattern of rhyming in a poem
• repetition of sounds in words