Poetic Devices

Frage	Antworten
Simile	Comparison using "as" or "like"
Alliteration	Deliberate repetition of constant sounds
Assonance	deliberate repetition of identical/similar vowel sounds
apostrophe	an address to an absent/dead person or to an abstract entity
diction	poet's distinctive choices in vocabulary
echo	repetition of key word or idea for effect
hyperbole	exaggeration for dramatic effect
onomatepoeia	words that sound like what they men
oxymoron	contradiction in two words put together irony
paradox	statement that is contradicting but is accurate
personification	human motives or behaviours in impersonal agencies
rhyming couplet	pair of lines which end-rhyme expressing one clear thought
rhyme	repetition of the same sound
rhythm	internal beat and meter perceived when read aloud
tone, mood	feelings or meaning conveyed in the poem
pun	play on words
allusion	indirect passing reference
juxtaposition	two or more things places side by side, even though they aren't usually associated with each other
euphony	sweetness of the sound
cacophony	harshness of the sound

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