Poetic Devices Flashcards
(20 cards)
Simile
A comparison of two unlike things
Metaphor
A comparison not using like or as
Personification
Giving inanimate objects human qualities
Hyperbole
Great exaggeration used for emphasis
Imagery
The word pictures created by an author often using sensory details to evoke emotions
Tone
An author or speakers attitude towards a subject.
Speaker/persona
The voice that communicates with the reader
Theme
The main idea or message of a literary work
Stanza
Group of lines forming a unit in a poem
Couplet
A pair of tuned lines that may or may not form a separate stanza in a poem
Rhyme scheme
The pattern of end rhymes
Free verse
Composed of variable, often unrhymed lines having no fixed metrical pattern
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds
Assonance
repetition of vowel sounds within a line or two of text
Symbolism
When an object, person, place or experience represents something else, usually an abstract thought or feeling
Repetition
A reiteration of a word or phrase for emphasis
Allusion
A reference to a familiar person place thing or event
Situational irony
When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what one expects
Verbal irony
When there is a difference between what is said and what is meant, sarcasm
Shakespearean sonnet
A 14 lined poem that uses 10 syllables per line.
