Deliberate repetition of consonant sounds

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

The similarity of sound between words.

"The fat cat sat on the mat"

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

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

"Gardens with well-groomed scents"

The beat and pace of a poem, often created through the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

A comparison between two unlike things where one thing is similar to another (using "like" or "as")

"Life is like a box of chocolates"

A comparison between two unlike things where one represents the other.

"Love is an open door"

a play on words based on their double meaning, or two words that sound similar but have different meanings used together.

to exaggerate for emphasis

repetition of BEGINNING sound in multiple words close together

repeating the exact same word or phrase multiple times in a row

repeated vowel sounds WITHIN words (sweet, sleeps, creature)

repetition of same consonant sound WITHIN words close together (pitter, patter, past)

Description that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)

using two contradictory (opposite) terms

A reference to a famous story, historical event, pop culture (movies or tv) that adds understanding to the topic.

poem with structured 14 lines

a narrative poem, often set to music or a dance

Choose the similie

Choose the example that shows mood

define onomatopoeia

Which of the following is a rhetorical question?

Choose the example of Allusion (makes reference to something famous)

When a sentence in a poem flows on to the next line in a poem it is called...

A break in the middle of the line caused by a full stop is called...

This poetic/dramatic technique indicates haste and speed on the part of the speaker. It is like a run-on sentence.

This dramatic/poetic technique creates unnatural stops within a line. It reads like a hiccup.

We were running

to find what had happened

beyond the hills.

I’m nobody! || Who are you?

Are you nobody, too?

Then there’s a pair of us || – don’t tell!

They’d banish || – you know!

This is an example of what?

This means five feet (sets of 2 syllables) per line.

There are this many syllables in a foot.