ELA Poetic Devices

Choose the best alliteration definition:

• The repetition of vowel sounds in close proximity.
• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words.
• The repetition of consonant sounds in unstressed syllables.

What is an allegory

• a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

• a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Define allusion. 

• a figure of speech that refers to a well-known story, event, person, or object from history in order to make a comparison in the readers' minds
• a figure of speech that is not meant to be taken literally 
• a comparison made using like or as that also utilizes personification 
• when the author appeals to the 5 senses of the reader to help the reader feel like we are experiencing what is happening in the reading.

a form of a regular repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of successive phrases or strategically placed paragraphs

• syntax
• anaphora
• repetition
• loose/periodic sentence

What poetic element compares two things using like or as?

• simile

• personification

• metaphor

• alliteration

Comparing two or more things WITHOUT using like or as

• anaphora

• simile

• alliteration

• metaphor

Giving non-humans, human-like qualities is an example of:

• alliteration

• personification

• metaphor

• similie

Language that appeals to the 5 senses

• anaphora

• assonance

• imagery

• alliteration

The repetition of vowel sounds within a line or sentence

is an example of

• assonance

• juxtaposition

• alliteration

• imagery

The repetition of consonant sounds within a line or sentence is an example of

• allusion

• anaphora

• assonance

• alliteration