Poetic Devices

Alliteration is when the same sound repeats itself.

An idea or an image that repeats throughout a piece of art

An allusion is a reference to a something/someone famous. It adds depth to the the text.

Which of the following refers to the dictionary definition of a word?

"The sunshine smiles on me" is an example of:

Identify the Poetic Device is used in the following example: "I am a red ballon, tied to an anchor."

the ordinary form of written or spoken language. Writing or speech that is NOT poetry.

This type of writing is also called a "snapshot in words."

Contrasting two things with purpose.

This part of the plot diagram is where the time period, setting, and tone are established.

"Songs like sobbing" is an example of which literary device (poetic device)?

Personification is when you use lifelike qualities to describe something that is not alive.

Identify the poetic device: "his hair was like a broom, all up in the air."

This is another word for exaggeration:

This type of narrator is "all knowing"

"I'm so hungry I could eat a horse" is an example of which Poetic Device?

Identify the Poetic Device: "My name is...the Mexican records my father plays on Sunday morning."

This device is a comparison that uses "like," "as," or "than"

This is a novel in which the story is not told in chronological form.

Which Poetic Devices are used in the following example: "I was like Wonder Woman yesterday."

This is when the same grammatical structure repeats itself: