Poetic Devices

A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing to another using "like" or "as"

• simile
• metaphor
• extended metaphor
• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally 

• extended metaphor
• simile
• personification
• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Human qualities given to animals, objects or ideas

• simile
• personification
• hyperbole
• alliteration 

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

repetition of the same sounds in a group of words; usually the same first letter for a bunch of words in a row.

• repetition

• rhyme

• alliteration

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

The repetition of harsh, unpleasant sounds.

• sibilance

• cacophony

• alliteration

• plosive

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

Repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

A pair of rhymed lines in a poem

• couplet

• denotation

• free verse

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

A group of lines within a poem (similar to a paragraph in a story).

• stanza

• tone

• form

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

Associating the weather with an emotion or feeling is called ___________.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

What 5 features MUST be in each analytical paragraph? Think back to my checklist...

Tags

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6