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Poetic Devices

Figures of Speech

QuestionAnswer
Alliteration the repetition of initial consonant sounds
Allusion an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference
Assonance the repetition of vowel sounds in two or more words
Consonance the repetition of consonant sounds in two or more words, especially in the middle of words
Hyperbole an extreme exaggeration
Idiom expression whose meaning cannot be inferred from its words
Metaphor a comparison of two unlike things WITHOUT using the connecting words like, as, or than
Onomatopoeia the use of words with sounds that imitate their meaning
Oxymoron the joining together of contradictory terms or ideas
Personification a technique in which a nonhuman or inanimate thing is described with human or lifelike qualities or characteristics
Pun a play on words where the author replaces one word with another whose sound is similar but meaning is different
Repetition the repeated use of a word, phrase, sound, symbol, or other element throughout a passage
Simile a comparison of two unlike things using the words like, as, than, or resembles
Symbolism the use of an object (symbol) or an image to represent an idea
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