Poetic Devices

an object, person, or place used to represent something else

• symbol

• emblem

• sign

• representation

repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line

• litote

• alliteration

• Assonance

• Anaphora

giving animals human-like qualities

• metaphor

• allusion

• anthropomorphization

• Personification

the repetition of consonant sounds

• assonance

• consonance

• Rhyme

• Onomatopoeia

using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis

• paradox

• alliteration

• Repetition

• Redundancy

extreme exaggeration

• Apostrophe

• Hyperbole

• Idion

• Overstatement

the use of words that sound like what they mean

• Repetition

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Onomatopoeia

an understatement, often used ironically

• Mood

• Consonance

• Litote

• Simile

when something unexpected happens or is said

• Irony

• Hyperbole

• Juxtaposition

• Rhythm

giving an object human-like qualities

• personification

• metaphor

• allusion

• litote