Poetic Devices

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What is Imagery?

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Imagery is a literary device that uses descriptive language to create vivid mental pictures for the reader, appealing to the senses.

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What is Consonance?

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Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds in close proximity within a sentence or phrase.

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What is Allusion?

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Allusion is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art, often used to convey deeper meaning.

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What is Onomatopoeia?

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Onomatopoeia is a literary device where words imitate the natural sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.

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What is Assonance?

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Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words in a sentence or phrase.

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What is Personification?

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Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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What is Simile?

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A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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What is Metaphor?

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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unrelated things by stating one is the other.

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What is Hyperbole?

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Hyperbole is an exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis or effect.

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What is Oxymoron?

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An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms to create a new meaning.