poetic devices Flashcards
(31 cards)
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two different things using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
True or False: A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
True
Fill in the blank: ________ is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
What is personification?
Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or inanimate objects.
What does hyperbole mean?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
True or False: An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.
True
What is the purpose of an allusion?
To make a reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work.
Fill in the blank: ________ is a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human traits.
Personification
What is an example of onomatopoeia?
Words like ‘buzz’, ‘hiss’, and ‘clang’ that imitate sounds.
What is irony?
A figure of speech where the intended meaning is opposite to the literal meaning.
True or False: A pun is a form of wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a term.
True
What is a refrain in poetry?
A phrase or verse that is repeated at regular intervals throughout a poem.
Fill in the blank: ________ is the use of language to evoke sensory experience.
Imagery
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
A simile uses ‘like’ or ‘as’ for comparison, while a metaphor does not.
What does ‘synecdoche’ refer to?
A figure of speech where a part represents the whole or vice versa.
True or False: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
True
What is a couplet in poetry?
Two consecutive lines of poetry that usually rhyme.
Fill in the blank: A ________ is a reference to something outside the text, such as a historical event or literary work.
Allusion
What is an example of a paradox?
A statement that seems contradictory but reveals a truth, such as ‘less is more.’
What is the definition of a ‘quatrain’?
A stanza or poem consisting of four lines.
True or False: An elegy is a poem that mourns the loss of someone or something.
True
What is an idiom?
A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.
Fill in the blank: ________ is a rhetorical device involving the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
Anaphora
What does ‘cacophony’ refer to in poetry?
A mixture of harsh, discordant sounds.
