Poetic Devices Examples

Deliberate repetition of consonant sounds

• assonance

• alliteration

• dissonance

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Giving inanimate objects human characteristics

• metaphor

• imagery

• irony

• personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

"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.11-12.5A

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

• simile
• metaphor
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• alliteration
• simile
• metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

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

• metaphor
• simile
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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.11-12.5A

The similarity of sound between words.

"The fat cat sat on the mat"

• Personification

• Hyperbole

• Allusion

• Rhyme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

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

• Line

• Stanza

• Word

• Idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The descriptive words and phrases that a writer uses to re-create sensory experiences.

"Gardens with well-groomed scents"

• Line

• Imagery

• Words

• Themes

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5