Poetic Techniques

Alliteration

• Repetition of consonants in a series of words.

• Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

• Comparing two things directly without using like or as.

• A word which sounds like itself

Assonance

• Repetition of ‘s’ sounds - Type of alliteration.

• A regular sound pattern

• Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

• Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Metaphors

• Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

• Repetition of consonants in a series of words.

• Repetition of ‘s’ sounds - Type of alliteration.

• Comparing two things directly without using like or as.

Onomatopoeia

• A word which sounds like itself

• Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

• A regular sound pattern

• Phrases or words which are repeated

Repetition

• Repetition of consonants in a series of words.

• Comparing two things directly without using like or as.

• Repetition of ‘s’ sounds - Type of alliteration.

• Phrases or words which are repeated

Rhyme

• Repetition of ‘s’ sounds - Type of alliteration.

• Words with the same or similar sounds

• Repetition of consonants in a series of words.

• Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Rhythm

• A regular sound pattern

• Repetition of ‘s’ sounds - Type of alliteration.

• Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

• Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

Sibilance

• Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

• Repetition of ‘s’ sounds - Type of alliteration.

• Repetition of consonants in a series of words.

• Repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words

Similes

• Comparing two things directly without using like or as.

• A word which sounds like itself

• Comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’

• Repetition of ‘s’ sounds - Type of alliteration.