Poetic Devices (Practice) Flashcards
the overall emotion created by a work of literature through word choice, rhythm, sound effects, setting, etc.
mood
a person, place, or thing, or an event that stands for something more than itself
symbol
a form of poetry that tells a story with characters and a plot
narrative poem
the repetition of same or similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words that are close together
alliteration
the use of a word whose sounds imitates or suggests its meaning
onomatopoeia
a reference to someone or something known from history, literature, religion, politics, sports, science, mythology, etc.
allusion
rhyme that occurs within a single line of poetry
internal rhyme
the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem or song; usually reffered to by using letters to indicate which lines rhyme
Rhyme scheme
a group of consecutive lines that forms a structural unit in a poem
stanza
the voice that addressess the audience in a poem
speaker
when an author or speaker repeats a word, phrase, or idea more than once
repetition
