Poetic Devices Check-in

The poet's attitude about the subject of the poem

• tone

• theme

• free verse

• imagery

Deliberate repetition of consonant sounds

• assonance

• alliteration

• dissonance

• onomatopoeia

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

• metaphor

• imagery

• irony

• personification

"A ton of worry was lifted from the beggar's back when he received the alms. "

What poetic device is used in the sentence?

• repetition

• rhyme

• simile

• hyperbole

The gentle giant jumped in jubilation. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration

Your brain is a computer. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration

Exaggeration. When something is made out to be a lot greater than it is.

"It's a million degrees in here!"

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Rhyme

The similarity of sound between words.

"The fat cat sat on the mat"

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Rhyme

A group of lines that form a unit in a poem.

• Line

• Stanza

• Word

• Idea

The descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences.

"Gardens with well-groomed scents"

• Line

• Imagery

• Words

• Themes