Poetic Devices
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lillysmith on April 5, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rhythm | Pattern |
| Imagery | 5 senses |
| Onomatopoeia | imitate sound |
| repetition | word used more than once |
| Alliteration | some smug slug |
| Metaphor | a comparison between unlike things without saying like or as |
| simile | says one thing is like another |
| rhyme | the effect when similar vowels come together |
| Hyperbole | exaggeration |
| Personification | when you make a nonhuman thing do something human` |
| Epic Hero | usually someone who is in high social position, who is pitted against monsters and therefore strong and courageous, all most to the point of being superhuman. He deals with others cleverly. He also must have a weakness which he must overcome. |
| Epic | a long narrative poem that tells the adventures of a hero who's actions help decide the fate of a nation/group of people |
| Xenia | the law/custom of offering protection and hospitality to strangers |
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