Poetic Devices Ms. Hall (English 8) SKSS
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 simile | comparison joined by "like" or "as" |
| metaphor | direct comparison |
| personification | non-living objects are made living |
| hyperbole | an obvious exaggeration |
| end rhyme | rhyme at the end of lines |
| internal rhyme | rhyme that occurs on the same line of poetry |
| onomatopoeia | words that sound like the sound |
| alliteration | 2 or more words together that begin with the same sound |
| repetition | repeated words or lines |
| sibilance | recurring "s" sound |
| assonance | repetition of vowel sounds in a line |
| couplet | 2 line stanza |
| tercets | 3 line stanza |
| quatrains | 4 line stanza |
| free verse | unusual stanzas |
| haiku | Japanese poem presenting a contrast in 3 lines consisting of 5,7,5 syllables |
| tanka | Japanese poem like the haiku consisting of 5 lines consisting of 5,7,5,7,7 syllables |
| cinquain | 5 line poem with syllbale pattern of 2,4,6,8,2 |
| diamante | diamond shaped poem expressing a contrast |
| limerick | folk verse |
| lyric | poem expressing emotion or presenting 1 idea or mood |
| ballad | poem that tells a story, the theme is usually a sad one, has strong rhythm, a chorus, repetition, and end rhyme |
| imagery | use of language to evoke a picture or concrete sensation |
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