E9 Poetic Devices

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What is Alliteration?

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Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent lines.

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What is Imagery?

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The use of vivid language to generate ideas and/or evoke mental images.

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What is Personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to an animal, object, or abstract idea.

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What is a Simile?

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A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is Assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Hyperbole?

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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What is a Couplet?

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Two consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme.

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What is a Stanza?

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A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space.