Poetic Devices

Question 1

Stanza

Answer 1

Stanza is a verse or paragraph for poems.

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

Assonance is when a vowel sound is repeated. Eg. Lightning ignited in the indigo sky

Question 3

Alliteration

Answer 3

Alliteration is when a consonant sound is repeated

Question 4

Lambic pentameter/ rhythm

Answer 4

Lambic pentameter/ rhythm is the constant beat of the poem.

Question 5

Onomatopoeia

Answer 5

When you write the sound exactly like the sound they make. Eg. Crash, Swoosh, Bang

Question 6

Repetition

Answer 6

When words or phrases are repeated but on purpose for added effect.

Question 7

Rhyme

Answer 7

Rhyme is when you have words that sound the same. Eg. Time and limed

Question 8

Hyperbole

Answer 8

Hyperbole is an exaggeration. Eg. I’ll love you forever

Question 9

Metaphor

Answer 9

Metaphor is when you describe something as something else without using ‘like’ or ‘as’. Eg. The moon is a face watching everything

Question 10

Simile

Answer 10

Simile is when you use ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare something to something else. Eg. She smile was as bright as the sun

Question 11

Symbolism

Answer 11

Symbolism is when you use well known things to describe something. Eg. Roses symbolises love, our school logo symbolises our school and Australia’s flag symbolise Australia.

Question 12

Personification

Answer 12

Personification is when you give human characteristics to non-human things. Eg. The flames licked the windows.