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Poetic Devices
Poetic Devices and Literary Terms
Question | Answer |
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Symbol | An object (/idea) that represents another; (an object/idea that stands for something else) |
Metaphor | A comparison made between two or more things without using the words like or as |
Simile | A comparison made between two or more things using the words like or as |
Personification | Giving human (/human-like) qualities (/characteristics) to inanimate objects or animals |
Apostrophe | A figure of speech that is addressed to an absent or dead person |
Hyperbole | Exaggeration or an overstatement |
Paradox | A statement (/situation) that appears to be true but when viewed more closely is contradictory |
Oxymoron | Contradicting terms (/words) that are put together (/appear in conjunction) |
Onomatopoeia | Words that sound like what they are |
Alliteration | The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a passage |
Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds in a passage |
Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound in a passage |