Poetic Techniques

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Repetition of the same beginning sound in nearby words.
Example: “She sells seashells.”

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.
Example: “The cat sat back.”

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

Comparing two things using “like” or “as.”
Example: “Fast as a cheetah.”

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

Comparing two things without using “like” or “as.”
Example: “Time is money.”

Question 5

Personification

Answer 5

Giving human qualities to things.
Example: “The trees danced in the wind.”

Question 6

Imagery

Answer 6

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
Example: “The sweet smell of fresh bread.” (It makes you imagine the smell of bread)

Question 7

Rhyme

Answer 7

Words that sound alike, especially at the end of lines.
Example: “Sky” and “high.”

Question 8

Repetition

Answer 8

Repeating words or phrases

Question 9

Enjabment

Answer 9

When a line of poetry runs into the next without a pause.
Example: “I wandered lonely as a cloud / That floats on high o’er vales and hills…”