Poetry Devices

What is the repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line.

• Alliteration

• Anaphora

• Refrain

• Rhythm

What is an extended metaphor in which the characters, places, and objects in a narrative carry figurative meaning.

• Allusion

• Allegory

• Pentameter

• Metaphor

The ordered pattern of rhymes at the end of the lines of a poem or verse is referred to as:

• Syntax

• Rhyme Scheme

• Personification

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

This is a type of repetition and parallelism when consecutive (multiple in a row) phrases or lines begin with the same words:

• Anaphora

• Juxtaposition

• Syntax

• Rhyme Scheme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

A technique that uses words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Tone

• Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

The arrangement of words and phrases to create sentences:

• Symbolism

• Tone

• Syntax

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

When two (sometimes completely opposite) words are placed near one another, creating a comparison/contrast effect, this is called:

• Theme

• Conflict

• Parallelism

• Juxtaposition

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

A stanza is similar to a(n):

• Essay

• Paragraph

• Line

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true but helps explain an idea or make a comparison and states an object is another:

• Simile

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A figure of speech where an object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story.

• Repetition

• Symbolism

• Parallelism

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4