Rhetorical and Poetic Techniques

Words at the end of two lines that sound similar.

• Internal Rhyme

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• End Rhyme

Reference to a well know person, place or thing.

• Anaphora

• Allusion

• Alliteration

• Personification

Words that sound similar in the same line.

• Internal Rhyme

• Allusion

• Motif

• End Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The writer's attitude toward their subject or audience.

• Alliteration

• Personification

• Historical Context

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Repeating the first letter or sound in several words.

• Assonance

• Alliteration

• Tone

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

Repeated vowel (a, e, i, o, u) sounds.

• Alliteration

• End Rhyme

• Assonance

• Motif

Repeating the same word at the start of several lines.

• Anaphora

• Alliteration

• Motif

• Internal Rhyme

A comparison that uses "like" or "as".

• Assonance

• Personification

• Tone

• Simile

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Balancing words or phrases for emphasis.

• Motif

• Parallelism

• Allusion

• Figurative Language

Repetition of a word or phrase throughout a text.

• Motif

• Anaphora

• Allusion

• Metaphor