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Poetic Devices

Poetic Devices. Definitions & Examples . Alliteration. The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words Example: In the s ummer the s un is s trong. Assonance. The repetition of vowel sounds in words Example: paid, s a me, m a ke, r ai n. Concrete Poem.

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Poetic Devices

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  1. Poetic Devices Definitions & Examples

  2. Alliteration • The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words • Example: In the summer the sun is strong

  3. Assonance • The repetition of vowel sounds in words • Example: paid, same, make, rain

  4. Concrete Poem • Concrete poetry or shape poetry is • Poetry in which how the arrangement of words is an important in the conveying of the intended effects as the rest of poetic devices

  5. Consonance • The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words • Bring back the black jacket

  6. Couplet • A two-line stanza, usually rhymed • Example: When I was riding straight through the town • The driving rain began to pour down

  7. Diction • The writer’s choice of words

  8. Figurative Languages • Language that uses figures of speech and cannot be taken for real • Metaphors • Smiles

  9. Free Verse • Poems that can be written as the author chooses; they do not follow a specified rhyme scheme or pattern

  10. Imagery • Mental pictures that are created with words

  11. Metaphor • A comparison of two things without using “like” or “as” • Example: Paul Bunyan is a mountain of a man.

  12. Narrative • A poem that tells a story

  13. Poetry • Words arranged in a rhythm that express ideas and emotions

  14. rhyme • When two or more words have the same sound • Examples: • Single Rhyme-cat, hat • Double Rhyme-napping, tapping • Triple rhyme-mournfully, scornfully

  15. Simile • A comparison of two things using “like” or “as” • Example: Paul Bunyan is as big as a mountain

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