Poetic Devices

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What is enjambment in poetry?

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Enjambment is when a phrase, clause, or sentence in a line of poetry doesn't finish at the line break, but spills over into the next line.

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What is onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a word that imitates the natural sound of a thing, such as 'buzz' or 'sizzle'.

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Who is the speaker in a poem?

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The speaker is the 'voice' a poet uses when writing a poem or the character who tells the poem.

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What is an allusion in poetry?

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An allusion is a quick reference to a person, place, thing, or event from history or another piece of literature.

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What is consonance in poetry?

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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in the word, not just at the beginning, as in 'Shelley sells seashells by the seashore'.

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What is imagery in poetry?

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Imagery is the use of descriptive language that appeals to the senses, creating vivid pictures in the reader's mind.

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What is metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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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'.

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What is personification?

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Personification is a poetic device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is alliteration?

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Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words, such as 'Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers'.