Poetic Devices
In the study of poetry, a poetic device is a tool that a poet uses to create rhythm, enhance a poem’s meaning or intensify a poem’s mood or feeling. These include theme, imagery, rhyme, simile, alliteration and more.
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What is a Metaphor?
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A comparison using like or as
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A comparison without using like or as
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A repetition of sounds
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An exaggeration
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B. A comparison without using like or asExplanation
Remember a metaphor is a comparison made by referring to one thing as another.
Example:He is the apple of my eye - There is, of course, no real apple in a person's eye. The "apple" is someone beloved and held dear.Rate this question:
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What is Personification?
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A comparison using like or as
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Repetition of vowel sounds
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Giving human traits to non-living objects
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C. Giving human traits to non-living objectsExplanation
Remember personification brings things to life
Example: The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadowRate this question:
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What is Imagery?
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The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to.
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The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables
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The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas
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C. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideasExplanation
Remember imagery deals with the five senses, ( touch,sight,taste,hearing and smell)
Example: The eerie silence was shattered by her scream.Rate this question:
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A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words, most often at the end of lines in poems and songs
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True
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False
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A. True -
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Idioms are words, phrases, or expressions that are either grammatically unusual, with meanings that cannot be taken literally
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True
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False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
Example: “It's raining cats and dogs!”
This expression does not mean that cats and dogs are falling from the sky, but it is a metaphorical
expression (word picture) that means that it is raining very heavily.Rate this question:
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Define the term poetic device and provide three examples of poetic devices
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