Poetic Devices Review

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What is an Allusion?

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A reference to a well-known person, place, event, work of art, or piece of literature.

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What is Mood in poetry?

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The feeling or atmosphere that a poem creates for the reader.

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What is a Simile?

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'as' or 'like'.

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What is a Symbol?

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Anything that represents something else.

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What is Alliteration?

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The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

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What is a Metaphor?

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'as' or 'like'.

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What is Personification?

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Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities or objects.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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What is Assonance?

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The repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.

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What is Consonance?

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The repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity, typically at the end of words.