Poetic Devices

What is alliteration?

• The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the

  beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

• The formation of a word from a sound associated

  with what is named

• Resemblance of sound between syllables of

  nearby words.

Which is an example of alliteration?

• Her eyes as bright as the sun

• While I nodded, nearly napping

• BOOM

• The snake smiled slyly

limbo

limbo like me

limbo

limbo like me

What is this an example of?

• Hyperbole

• Metaphor

• Repetition

• Sibilance

'You were sunrise to me'

What is this an example of?

• Simile

• Repetition

• Sibilance

• Metaphor

What is symbolism?

• The attribution of a personal nature or human

  characteristics to something non-human

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

• Visually descriptive or figurative language,

  especially in a literary work.

'The blanket wrapped its arms around me.'

What is this an example of?

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Simile

• Alliteration

Match the definition to the term "It is verse without rhyme"

• Blank Verse

• Couplet

• Stanza

• Rhythm

What is Caesura?

• A pause near the middle of a

  line of poetry.

• A strong, regular repeated

  pattern of movement or sound.

• Resemblance of sound between syllables of

  nearby words.

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

What does repetition mean?

• A poem which tells a story. It has

  a full storyline with all the

  elements of a traditional story.

• Exaggerated description.

• A descriptive comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

• Repeating a word or phrase a number of times.

"O my Luve's like a red, red rose"

What is this an example of?

• A simile

• A metaphor

• Alliteration

• Repetition