Poetic devices Test Prep

What do you call the pattern that a poem follows, labelled with letters, i.e. AABBCCDD?

Repetition of initial consonant sounds in words close together.

Any comparison between two unlike things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Any exaggeration used to express strong emotion and humour.

When there is a difference between what is said and what is meant?

A direct comparison between two unlike things (without the use us of ‘like’ or ‘as').

Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.

When non-human things are given human qualities.

A repeated word, phrase, or group of lines (like a chorus in a song).

“I told you a million times, I can’t do this!” … is an example of