PSSA Vocabulary Review: Poetic Devices/Terms

This is the repetition of the initial consonant sounds.

• alliteration

• personification

• simile

• onomatopoiea

This is identical or very similar sounds in words. (Usually found at the end of a line of poetry)

• rhythm

• rhyme

• alliteration

• personification

This is the pattern of beat of the poem.

• rhythm

• rhyme

• personification

• metaphor

This is a well-known saying, using figurative language, that has a deeper meaning.

• personification

• adage

• simile

• onomatopoeia

This is the pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables.

• rhyme

• personification

• meter

• alliteration

This is an exaggeration.

• simile

• hyperbole

• adage

• metaphor

This is a word or phrase in a literary work that appeals to one or more of the senses: sight, taste, touch, hearing and smell.

• hyperbole

• imagery

• simile

• onomatopoeia

This is an object or abstract idea given human qualities.

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• simile

• metaphor

This is a comparison of two things using like or as.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• alliteration

This is a comparison of two things that does not use like or as.

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

• onomatopoeia