Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike. Ex: an ant is to an elephant as the earth is to the sun

attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification-ish)

brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. Also called maxim, epigram.

two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry.

an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different. Often an extended metaphor.

the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition.

Words that are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. Similes and metaphors are common forms.

poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme.

a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect. “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times….”

the use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.

a specific type of apostrophe in which a character is asking a god or goddess for inspiration

A speaker or writer’s choice of words.

a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole. “If you don’t drive properly, you will lose your wheels.” The wheels represent the entire car.

a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of the speaker. A ballad tells a story.

poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit. Martin Luther King: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”

a form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negation of a negative form

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles.

An atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected.

a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.

a “play on words” based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things.

the use of words whose sounds echo their sense. “Pop.” “Zap.”

a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. “Jumbo shrimp.” “Pretty ugly.” “Bitter-sweet”

a statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a kind of truth.

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Poetic Device Terms

Poetic Device Terms for CN English

Term	Definition
Analogy	Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike. Ex: an ant is to an elephant as the earth is to the sun
Anthropomorphism	attributing human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object (Personification-ish)
Aphorism	brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life, or of a principle or accepted general truth. Also called maxim, epigram.
Couplet	two consecutive rhyming lines of poetry.
Conceit	an elaborate metaphor that compares two things that are startlingly different. Often an extended metaphor.
Connotation	the associations and emotional overtones that have become attached to a word or phrase, in addition to its strict dictionary definition.
Figurative Language	Words that are inaccurate if interpreted literally, but are used to describe. Similes and metaphors are common forms.
Free Verse	poetry that does not conform to a regular meter or rhyme scheme.
Hyperbole	a figure of speech that uses an incredible exaggeration or overstatement, for effect. “If I told you once, I’ve told you a million times….”
Imagery	the use of language to evoke a picture or a concrete sensation of a person, a thing, a place, or an experience.
Invocation	a specific type of apostrophe in which a character is asking a god or goddess for inspiration
Diction	A speaker or writer’s choice of words.
Synecdoche	a figure of speech in which a part represents the whole. “If you don’t drive properly, you will lose your wheels.” The wheels represent the entire car.
Lyric Poem	a poem that does not tell a story but expresses the personal feelings or thoughts of the speaker. A ballad tells a story.
Juxtaposition	poetic and rhetorical device in which normally unassociated ideas, words, or phrases are placed next to one another, creating an effect of surprise and wit. Martin Luther King: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.”
Litotes	a form of understatement in which the positive form is emphasized through the negation of a negative form
Metaphor	a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without the use of such specific words of comparison as like, as, than, or resembles.
Mood	An atmosphere created by a writer’s diction and the details selected.
Personification	a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes.
Paronomasia (Pun)	a “play on words” based on the multiple meanings of a single word or on words that sound alike but mean different things.
Onomatopoeia	the use of words whose sounds echo their sense. “Pop.” “Zap.”
Oxymoron	a figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms in a brief phrase. “Jumbo shrimp.” “Pretty ugly.” “Bitter-sweet”
Paradox	a statement that appears self-contradictory but reveals a kind of truth.

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