poetic devices

Question 1

Alegory

Answer 1

narrative or descritpion where certain events and characters are represented by certain events, characters or objects.
(ex.: Animal farm)

Question 2

Anaphora

Answer 2

Repetition of same phrase at the begining of each line, during the whole poem or just a part of it

Question 3

Metonomy

Answer 3

A noun to describe another..
ex: the pen is mightier than the sword.” The pen is a metonymy for writing and the sword is a metonymy for fighting.

Question 4

Synecdoche

Answer 4

the representation of an object with only a distinct part of the object
ex: a car as a “nice set of wheels”

Question 5

Echo

Question 6

Antithesis

Answer 6

contrasting ideas next to each other to create an effect
ex: go big or go home
no pain no gain

Question 7

Analogy

Answer 7

ex:As cold water is to a thirsty soul,
So is good news from a far country

Question 8

allusion

Answer 8

ex: His smile is like kryptonite to me.

Question 9

Apostrophe

Answer 9

adresses a subject not present

Question 10

denotation

Answer 10

ex: hot, means heat but used to describe attractivness

Question 11

Aliteration

Answer 11

Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds in the same line such as /f/ sound in “In Flanders fields,

Question 12

Imagery

Answer 12

used to make the readers perceive things with their five senses.
ex: “In Flanders fields, the poppies blow”, “sunset glow”

Question 13

Symbolism

Answer 13

Symbolism is using symbols to signify ideas and qualities that are different from their literal meanings.
ex: puppies” as dead souls

Question 14

Enjambment

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defined as thought in a verse that does not come to an end at a line break; rather, it rolls over to the next line.
ex.: “To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.”

Question 15

Personnification

Answer 15

Gives human attribute to animate or non-animate elements of nature
ex: “The sparrow talked to us”

Question 16

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 16

Gives human emotions to non-animate elements of nature
ex: “The somber clouds darkened our mood”

Question 17

Chremamorphism

Answer 17

gives non-human attributes to humans (opposite of personnification)
ex: moved at a glacial pace
erupted in anger

Question 18

Paradox

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contrasting sentence (differs from antithesis)
ex: Your strength lies in your weakness

Question 19

oxymoron

Answer 19

two words with constrasting meanings next to each other
ex: sweet sorrow