What Are Poetic Devices in Literature?

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What literary device is used in the poem 'Because I could not stop for Death' to create an unsettling feeling?

Allusion

Caesura (correct)

Metaphor

Imagery

What is a literary device that compares two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Simile

Personification

Hyperbole

Metaphor (correct)

What is the term for a reference to another book or body of literature within a poem?

Allusion (correct)

Symbol

Allegory

Imagery

What type of poetry is written with meter but without rhyme?

Blank Verse Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a non-offensive way of expressing something that might otherwise be offensive?

Euphemism Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a work of literature in which characters or animals represent other characters?

Allegory Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the use of words to say something opposite of what a person actually means?

Irony Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a poetic device that engages the five senses?

Imagery Signup and view all the answers

What type of poetry is written without rhyme or a regular meter?

Free Verse Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for two words that seem contradictory but actually aren't?

Oxymoron Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a poetic device that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Simile Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of a caesura in a poem?

To create a sense of pause or emphasis Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of the shift in thinking in the third line of the poem 'Because I could not stop for Death'?

It creates a sense of inevitability Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using poetic devices in a poem?

To create a sense of beauty and emphasize meaning Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?

A metaphor is a comparison without using 'like' or 'as', while a simile is a comparison with Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of an allusion in a poem?

To reference another book or body of literature Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using a symbol in a poem?

To represent another person, place, or thing Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of using irony in a poem?

It creates a sense of ambiguity Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of fixed verse in poetry?

To follow a specific template or formula Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of using imagery in a poem?

It engages the five senses Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of allegory in literature?

To represent abstract ideas or concepts Signup and view all the answers