poetic devices

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remedteacher  on April 22, 2009

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poetry

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poetic devices

onomatopoeia
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onomatopoeia sound words
metaphor comparison of unlike things without like or as
simile comparison of unlike things using like or as
oxymoron using opposites together for effect
hyperbole extreme exaggeration
assonance echoing a specific vowel sound in words close together
consonance echoing an internal consonant sound in words close together
alliteration the repetition of the beginning consonant in words close together
personification giving human traits to non-human things
rhythm a patterned beat in a poem
rhyme words ending in the same sound unit
internal rhyme two or more words within a line rhyme
end rhyme words at the end of lines of poetry rhyme
rhyme scheme the pattern of end rhyme in a poem
extended metaphor a metaphor that continues for many lines or even the entire poem

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