Understanding Poetic Devices

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Which poetic device is exemplified in the sentence: 'He's no spring chicken'?

  • Simile
  • Metaphor
  • Hyperbole
  • Litote (correct)

In poetry, what is the primary purpose of employing alliteration?

  • To enhance the musicality and emphasize certain words or phrases (correct)
  • To directly compare two unlike things
  • To provide a reference to a historical or literary event
  • To create a sense of rhythm through rhyming words

How does personification contribute to the imagery in a poem?

  • By giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects, enhancing vividness (correct)
  • By making a direct comparison of two unlike things
  • By creating a contradiction that reveals a deeper truth
  • By comparing two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

What effect does the use of onomatopoeia typically have on the reader's experience of a poem?

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How does the use of juxtaposition typically affect the audience?

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What distinguishes a paradox from a simple contradiction?

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What role does rhythm primarily play in poetry?

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What is the central function of imagery in poetry?

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When an author uses an apostrophe, who is being directly spoken to?

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Recognizing that someone says "It's not a big deal" when they clearly react as if it is, demonstrates understanding of what poetic device?

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How does an allusion enrich a piece of literature?

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What is the key difference between a simile and a metaphor?

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What is an idiom?

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What is mood in poetry?

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What is consonance?

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What is the function of a symbol within the context of literature?

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What is the purpose of repetition as a poetic device?

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What is rhyme?

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Attributing the qualities of a human onto animals is an example of what poetic device?

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Flashcards

Alliteration

Repetition of sounds in several words within a line.

Allusion

Reference to a literary or political work.

Apostrophe

Figure of speech where a person not present is addressed.

Anthropomorphism

Giving an animal human-like qualities.

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Assonance

Repetition of vowel sounds.

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Consonance

Repetition of consonant sounds.

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Hyperbole

Extreme exaggeration.

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Idiom

A saying with a fixed, non-literal meaning.

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Imagery

Description evoking the five senses.

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Irony

When something unexpected occurs or is said.

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Juxtaposition

Placing two things side-by-side to create an effect.

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Litote

Understatement, often used ironically.

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Metaphor

Direct comparison of two unlike things.

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Mood

The prevailing feeling or atmosphere of a poem.

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Onomatopoeia

Words that sound like what they mean.

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Paradox

A contradictory statement that is actually true.

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Personification

Giving an object human-like qualities.

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Repetition

Using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis.

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Rhyme

Words that sound alike.

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Simile

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'.

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Study Notes

  • Poetic devices are techniques used in writing to create specific effects or enhance meaning

Alliteration

  • The repetition of sounds throughout several words in a line.

Allusion

  • A reference to a different literary or political work.

Metaphor

  • A direct comparison of two unlike things.

Simile

  • A comparison using the words "like" or "as".

Apostrophe

  • A figure of speech in which a person not present is addressed.

Mood

  • The prevailing feeling or atmosphere of a poem.

Anthropomorphism

  • Giving an animal human-like qualities.

Personification

  • Giving an object human-like qualities.

Onomatopoeia

  • The use of words which sound like what they mean.

Assonance

  • The repetition of vowel sounds.

Consonance

  • The repetition of consonant sounds.

Paradox

  • A statement that seems contradictory, but is actually true.

Hyperbole

  • An extreme exaggeration.

Repetition

  • Using the same word or phrase more than once for emphasis.

Idiom

  • A "fixed" saying that has a certain meaning, unrelated to the actual image brought to mind by the phrase.

Rhyme

  • The use of words that sound alike.

Imagery

  • Description evoking the use of the five senses.

Rhythm

  • The beat created by the sounds of the words in a poem.

Irony

  • When something unexpected happens or is said.

Litote

  • An understatement, often used ironically

Juxtaposition

  • The placing side-by-side of two things in order to create an effect.

Symbol

  • An object, person, or place used to represent something else.

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