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Poetic Techniques

TermDefinition
Sound Devices Words used to create images while making interesting sound patterns.
Assonance The repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds.
Consonance The repetition of the same consonant sounds within words in a line of poetry.
Onomatopoeia Words whose sounds suggest their meaning.
Figurative Language Imaginative way of using comparisons to create fresh new images.
Metaphor A comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as."
Simile A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as".
Personification Giving human characteristics to an object or animal.
Hyperbole Dramatic and obvious exaggeration to create humor or to emphasize an idea.
End Rhyme Rhyming words at the end of lines of poetry
Internal Rhyme Rhyming words within a line of poetry.
Imagery The use of language to evoke a picture in the mind.
Symbolism A person, place, or thing that has meaning in itself and that also stands for something more than itself.
Parallel Structure The repetition of similar or identical grammatical structures to emphasize an idea.
Free Verse Poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme(natural rhythm of spoke language).
Allusion A reference to someone or something well-known from history, literature, religion, politics, etc.
Created by: cnardiello
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