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Poetry Devices Flashcards

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13060618489SimileA comparison using "like" or "as"0
13060618490MetaphorA comparison without using like or as1
13060618491Personificationthe giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea2
13060618492LineA row of words that may or may not form a complete sentence3
13060618493AssonanceRepetition of vowel sounds4
13060618494AlliterationRepetition of initial consonant sounds5
13060618495OnomatopoeiaA word that imitates the sound it represents.6
13060618496ImageryDescription that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)7
13060618497DramaticA poem that presents the speech of one or more speakers in a dramatic situation8
13060618498Lyricexpressing the writer's emotions9
13060618499StanzaA group of lines in a poem10
13060618500Rhyme schemethe pattern of rhyme in a poem11
13060618501End rhymewhen a poem has lines ending with words that sound the same12
13060618502Internal rhymeA word inside a line rhymes with another word on the same line13
13060618503Narrativea poem that tells a story14
13060618504Speakerthe voice of the poem15

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