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Poetry Devices&Terms

English 12 Provincial

TermDefinition
Imagery using diction to appeal to the five senses
Metaphor comparison without using like or as
Similie comparison using like or as
Personification Giving non human objects human traits
Hyperbole deliberate exaggeration
Apostrophe address an absent object or person like it is actually there
Allusion indirectly making a reference to a historical event
Oxymoron places two contrasting words together that seems contraditing
Paradox a statement that sounds self-contradictory but has logic
Metonomy word, name or expression used as a substitution something closely associated
Epic long poem, typically ancient explaining the deeds of a hero
Elegy serious poem, lament for the dead
Pastoral poem about the country side.. sheep
Blank verse poem without rhyme and iambic pentameter
Free verse poem with no structural order
Alliteration repetition of same letter or sound
Consonance repetition of similar sounding words
Cacophony harsh sounding words
Assonance repetition of vowels
Euphony pleasing to the ear
Denotation diction of a word
Conotation deeper meaning of a word Eg: Heart means love
Juxtaposition two words close together for contrasting effect
Created by: Cridgway
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