Poetic Devices

What is denotation?

• Dictionary meaning

• Emotional Meaning

• Theme

• Figurative Language

What is connotation?

• Dictionary meaning

• Emotional meaning

• Theme

• Figurative Language

Which one is an example of alliteration?

• The girl was as busy as a bee

• He is such a pig!

• Peter Piper Picked A Patch of Pickled Peppers

• None of the above

Which one is an example of a rhyme scheme?

• ABBB

• None of the above

• CCCC

• ABAB

What is imagery?

• Words that help you paint a picture using your 5 senses.

• Describes something using "like" or "as"

• Compares two unalike things

• None of the above

Which one is an example of a METAPHOR?

• The girl was as busy as a bee

• He is such a pig!

• The kitchen is painted a dark blue.

• None of the above

Which one is an example of a SIMILE?

• He is such a pig!

• She was as busy as a bee.

• The sky is baby blue.

• None of the above.

Which one is an example of Onomatopoeia?

• Wow!

• Goodbye

• Hello

• BOOM!

Which one is an example of PERSONIFICATION?

• The sky is as clear as glass.

• It's raining cats and dogs!

• I'm surrounded by piles and piles of homework.

• Lightning danced across the sky.

What is DRAMATIC IRONY?

• When something happens that you do not expect to happen.

• When the audience knows something the characters do not.

• When there is sarcasm involved.

• None of the above