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Poetic Devices Review
Poetic Devices Review
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Samples of literary devices for seniors as they approach a poetry explication.
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A brook stole its way to the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors
parallel structure
sonnet
imagery
parable
2
I have a million things to do
apostrophe
metaphor
hyperbole
simile
3
Her evil eyes were black as coal
dilemma
allusion
simile
ballad
4
I could hear the sprinkle of water outside my tent and the whir of the wind
hyperbole
allusion
dilemma
onomatopoeia
5
humorous way of making fun of something serious to encourage change of thought and action
pun
satire
dilemma
irony
6
phrase/word noted for having a high degree of loveliness or melody in the sound they create
allusion
cacophony
euphony
alliteration
7
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
euphemism
cliche
pun
cacophony
8
"Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay" is an example of
euphony
allusion
apostrophe
simile
9
If rhinitis symptoms are bothersome, ask if the medication is aggravating the condition
jargon
slang
cliche
colloquial
10
Doctors send patients to pool halls to find remarkable cuers.
Hyperbole
Irony
Pun
Jargon
11
The ocean danced in the moonlight.
idiom
irony
metaphor
personification
12
related chunk of lines in poetry
stanza
rhyme scheme
line breaks
paragraph
13
using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning
symbol
imagery
pun
cliche
14
He struck a streak of bad luck
consonance
alliteration
pun
assonance
15
“A long song”
cacophony
personification
assonance
alliteration
16
He possessed a
cold fire
in his eyes
oxymoron
cliche
idiom
personification
17
the base topic or focus that acts as a foundation for the entire literary piece
theme
message
dilemma
plot
18
Paula planted the petunias in the pot.
internal rhyme
alliteration
colloquial
satire
19
“Henry was a lion on the battlefield”
simile
metaphor
extended metaphor
oxymoron
20
“We were the first that ever burst”
internal rhyme
allegory
analogy
allusion
21
The operation isn’t serious. I have this tiny little tumor on the brain.
understatement
colloquial
personification
simile
22
I'm between jobs at the moment
euphony
cliche
allusion
euphemism
23
a theme, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through a piece of literature
motif
ode
parable
apostrophe
24
It’s no wonder everyone refers to Kim as another Mother Teresa in the making, she loves to help
jargon
allusion
pun
idiom
25
informal language, mostly understood by the community surrounding the language, usually spoken
colloquial
slang
parallel structure
jargon