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Poetic Devices
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alliteration; ex. | the repetitive use of consonants near/adjacent/in the same line; fast and furious (f) |
| assonance; ex. | repeated vowel sound in words near/adjacent/in the same line; rain in spain (ai sound) |
| consonance; ex. | repeated consonants at the ending of words placed near/adjacent/in the same line; cool soul (l sound) |
| cacophony; ex. | a discordant series of harsh/unpleasant sounds helping to convey disorder; my stick fingers click with a snicker |
| euphony; ex. | a series of musically pleasant sounds, conveying a sense of harmy and beauty to the language; too silver for a seam |
| onomatopoeia; ex. | words that sound like their meanings; boom, buzz, pop |
| repetition; ex. | purposeful reuse of words/phrases for an effect; i was glad, so very, very glad |
| rhyme; ex. | words that have different beginning sounds but whose endings sound alike; time, slime, mime (ime) |
| slant rhyme, ex. vs near rhyme, ex. | final consonant sounds of the words are the same, but initial consonants + vowel sounds are different (soul, oil, foul); if the final vowels are the same, but final consonant sounds are slightly different (fine, rhyme) |
| rhythm; ex. | organization of verbal stresses into a regular pattern of accented syllables separated by unaccented syllables (i thought i saw a pussycat) |
| meter; ex. | organization of voice patterns, in terms of both arrangement of stresses and frequency of repetition per line; iamb/iambic |
| allegory; ex. | representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning; allegory of the cave --> staying in a comforting space vs. embracing am unfamiliar reality |
| allusion; ex. | brief reference to a historical event or biblical/mythological character/situation; zeus as an eagle |
| ambiguity; ex. | word/phrase that means more than one thing, even in its context; unfinished "something" in robert frost's mending wall |
| analogy; ex. | a comparison, usually something unfamiliar w something familiar; "all the world's a stage" from shakespeare |
| apostrophe ex. | speaking directly to a real/imagined listener or inanimate object that cannot reply; o captain, my captain! |
| cliche; ex. | any figure of speech that was once clever and original but through overuse has become outdated; light at the end of the tunnel, love at first sight |
| connotation; ex. | emotional, psychological, or social overtones of words; positive connotation - enjoy v. negative connotation - dislike |
| contrast; ex. | closely arranged things with strikingly different characteristics; he was dark, and she was radiant. |
| denotation; ex. | the dictionary definition/literal meaning of a word; fire - something is actually burning |
| euphemism; ex. | an understatement used to lessen the effect of a statement; she passed away (she's dead) |
| hyperbole; ex. | an outrageous exaggeration used for effect; i'm so hungry that i could eat a horse |
| irony; ex. | a contradictory statement/situation to reveal a reality different from what appears true; fire station burning down |
| metaphor; ex. | a direct comparison between two unlike things; you are a reflection of everyone you encounter |
| metonymy; ex. | a figure of speech in which a noun is referred to by something closely; the white house made a statement |
| oxymoron; ex. | a combination of two words that appear to contradict each other; bittersweet |
| paradox; ex. | statements in which a seeming contradiction may reveal an unexpected truth; failure leads to success |
| personification; ex. | attributing human characteristics to an inanimate obkect, animal, or abstract idea; flowers dance in the wind |
| pun; ex. | word play in which words with totally different meanings have similar or identical sounds; she plays an instrument; the play is tonight. |
| simile; ex. | a comparison using "like" or "as"; her eyes are like stars |
| symbol; ex. | an ordinary object to which we have attached extraordinary meaning and significance; flags representing countries, crosses represent christianity |
| synecdoche; ex. | indicating a person, object, etc. by letting only a certain part represent the whole; all hands on deck |
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i.lundin