Poetic Devices

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What is Alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same beginning sound in a series of words or phrases. Example: 'She sells sea shells by the sea shore.'

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement used to emphasize a point or make something sound much more dramatic. Example: 'I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.'

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What is Personification?

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Personification is giving human qualities to objects or animals. Example: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

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What is a Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Time is a thief.'

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What is Consonance?

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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within non-rhyming words in a phrase or line. Example: 'The lumpy, bumpy road.'

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What is Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'. Example: 'Her smile is like the sun.'

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: 'Buzz', 'hiss', 'clang'.

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What is Repetition in poetry?

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Repetition is the use of the same word or phrase multiple times to emphasize an idea or theme. Example: 'And miles to go before I sleep.'

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What is an Idiom?

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An idiom is a phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning. Example: 'It's raining cats and dogs.'

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What is Assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words. Example: 'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain.'