English Poetry Devices

Basic definition of two words that sound alike

• alliteration

• simile

• metaphor

• rhyme

Comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• puns

Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

• onamatopoeia

• personification

• alliteration

• rhyme

Comparison of two unlike things without using like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• idioms

Assigning human qualities to non-human objects

• personification

• puns

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

Expressions that have a meaning apart from the meaning of the individual words

• onomatopoeia

• idioms

• puns

• hyperbole

The overall feeling a text creates

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• mood

• idioms

Words that imitate sounds

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• rhyme

• puns

An exaggerated statement

• onomatopoeia

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Words with a humorous double meaning

• idioms

• puns

• mood

• rhyme