Poetry Devices

anything that represents itself but also stands for something else on a figurative level

the associations and emotional overtones attached to a word beyond its literal definition

a writer’s central idea or main message

the repetition of similar vowel sounds in accented syllables in words that are close together

the occurrence of a word whose sound suggests its meaning

the repetition of final consonant sounds in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds

the atmosphere or general feeling in a literary work

the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a words that are close together

reference made to a well-known person, event, or place from history, music, art, literary work

a comparison between two unlike things that continues throughout a series of lines in a poem

a writer’s word choices, which often convey voice and tone

a writer’s (or speaker’s) attitude toward the subject, character, or audience

a regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or song, usually at the end of a stanza

the repetition of the same word or group of words at the beginning of two or more lines

the verbal expression of sensory experience; figurative language used to create word pictures

exaggeration used to suggest a strong emotion or create a comic effect

the repetition of sounds at the ends of words