Poetic Devices

same letter or sound at the beginning of multiple words

• assonance

• alliteration

• rhyme

• simile

pattern of rhymes at the ends of the lines of a poem

• couplet

• free verse

• rhyme scheme

• quatrain

attributing human characteristics to something that is not human

• allusion

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next

• enjambment

• rhyme scheme

• simile

• couplet

what is not considered as an onomatopoeia?

• crackle

• bang

• walk

• crunch

exaggeration that is used for emphasis or effect

• personification

• imagery

• hyperbole

• free verse

using the same word or phrase over and over again

• alliteration

• metaphor

• allusion

• repetition

comparing two things using the words “like” or “as”

• metaphor

• enjambment

• simile

• assonance

a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect

• tone

• personification

• simile

• rhetorical question

poetry that does not rhyme

• free verse

• rhyme scheme

• rhythm

• quatrain