G6E Poetic and Literary Devices

She was a protective lioness when it came to her children is an example of __________ .

What we call lines in a song with a rhyming pattern.

Close deliberate repetition of consonant sounds.

A poem that tells a story is called __________ .

Using words to create mental pictures.

_______ are to poetry as paragraphs are to prose.

A direct comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as".

The sun smiled down on the children playing at recess is an example of __________ .

The central idea or take away from a poem.

When what happens or is said is directly contrary or opposite to what is expected.

Words whose sounds suggest their meaning.

My favourite teacher is

The poet's attitude about the subject of the poem.

A direct comparison between two unlike things.

Surely it's a slippery slope is an example of __________ .

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the ends of lines of a poem or verse.

Poetry free of regular rhyme or rhythm patterns.

The repetition of vowel sounds in a line.

Giving inanimate objects human or living characteristics.

"zipper," "crackle," "slice", "thud", "boom" are examples of __________ .

Her eyes were as cold as the eyes of a lioness is an example of a/an __________ .