Poetic Devices
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akd0119 on July 2, 2009
Subjects:
poetry terms, poetry terms/vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Simile | a figure of speech that compares two unlike things, using the words like or as. |
| Alliteration | the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, without the use of like or as. |
| Personification | assigning human qualities to non-human things. |
| Onomatopoeia | words that sound similar to their meaning. |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses overstatement for emphasis, surprise, or humor. |
| Symbolism | using an object to represent an idea. |
| Puns | words with a humorous double meaning. |
| Idioms | expressions that have a meaning apart from the meanings of the individual words. |
| Foot | a unit in metrical poetry that measures the stresses in a line. |
| Meter | refers to how the feet are put together to form lines of poetry. The combinations of long and short syllables give poetry a musical feel. |
| Rhythm | the pattern of long and short syllables in a poetic line. In modern poetry, some words receive greater vocal emphasis than others. |
| Lyrics | what poets write, the actual words used to form the framework of rhythm and meter. |
| Mood | the overall feeling the poem creates. |
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