Poetic Devices

Refers to the usage of figurative language to evoke a sensory experience.

• juxtaposition

• imagery

• personification

• symbolism

A play on words by using multiple meanings or similar sounds to make a joke.

• allusion

• alliteration

• personification

• pun

The repetition of a sound or letter at the beginning of multiple words in a series.

• alliteration

• assonance

• consonance

• allusion

Written work that can be interpreted to have a secondary meaning.

• alliteration

• allegory

• personification

• imagery

A writer compares one thing to another but does not use the words like or as.

• simile

• metaphor

• imagery

• imagination

The repetition of specific consonant sounds in close proximity.

• consonance

• assonance

• alliteration

• juxtaposition

Used by writers to compare and contrast two ideas.

• juxtaposition

• personification

• symbolism

• allusion

An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly.

• imagery

• alliteration

• illusion

• allusion

A repeating of vowel sounds in one or more words found close together.

• repetition

• allegory

• consonance

• assonance

The process of repeating certain words or phrases for a dramatic effect.

• alliteration

• repetition

• symbolism

• assonance