Poetic Devices

The poet's attitude about the subject of the poem

• tone

• theme

• free verse

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Deliberate repetition of consonant sounds

• assonance

• alliteration

• dissonance

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

• metaphor

• imagery

• irony

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

"A ton of worry was lifted from the beggar's back when he received the alms. "

What poetic device is used in the sentence?

• repetition

• rhyme

• simile

• hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The gentle giant jumped in jubilation. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Max is a pig when he eats.
This is an example of a/an: 

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Your brain is a computer. 
This is an example of a/an: 

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Exaggeration. When something is made out to be a lot greater than it is.

"It's a million degrees in here!"

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The similarity of sound between words.

"The fat cat sat on the mat"

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5A

A group of lines that form a unit in a poem.

• Line

• Stanza

• Word

• Idea