Poetic Devices

an object, person, or place used to represent something else

• symbol

• emblem

• sign

• representation

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line

• litote

• alliteration

• Assonance

• Anaphora

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

giving animals human-like qualities

• metaphor

• allusion

• anthropomorphization

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

the repetition of consonant sounds

• assonance

• consonance

• Rhyme

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis

• paradox

• alliteration

• Repetition

• Redundancy

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

extreme exaggeration

• Apostrophe

• Hyperbole

• Idion

• Overstatement

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

the use of words that sound like what they mean

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

an understatement, often used ironically

• Mood

• Consonance

• Litote

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

when something unexpected happens or is said

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Juxtaposition

• Rhythm

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

giving an object human-like qualities

• personification

• metaphor

• allusion

• litote

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4