poetic devices Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
alliteration | The repetition of 2 or more words that sound the same in a line of poetry. |
hyperbole | An exaggeration used to draw attention to a point. |
imagery | When words create a picture that appeals to your five senses. |
internal rhyme | When a rhyme occurs within a line of poetry. |
metaphor | A comparison of 2 unlike things stating one thing is something else; without using like or as. |
onomatopoeia | The use of words that imitate sound. |
personification | A thing, animal, or abstract term is given human qualities or characteristics. |
simile | A comparison of 2 things, connected by the words like or as. |
symbol | An object used to represent an idea or feeling. |
rhyming couplet | A two line stanza in poetry, about equal length, in which the last word in each line rhymes with the other. |
mood | The emotional quality of he poem. The feeling created by the poem. |
tone | The writer's attitude towards the subject of his/her poem. |
rhyme | The repetition of sounds at the end of words. |
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