Poetic Devices LA 10

Allegory A definition that serves an extended metaphor; telling a story that has both literal and figurative meanings In “Hope is a thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson—hope is compared to a bird throughout the poem

The repetition of a sound at the beginning of a series of words Alliteration The repetition of a sound at the beginning of a series of words “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers…” “Rain races, ripping like wind. Its restless rage rattles like rocks ripping through the air.”

“Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese” Assonance Repetition of vowel sounds in words that are closer together to create an effect “Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese”

The repetition of a consonant sound at any place in a series of words. Consonance The repetition of a consonant sound at any place in a series of words. “And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain.” –Edgar Allen Poe

Blank Verse Poetry with regular meter (same number of syllables in each line) but NO rhyme Line 1: Soft! What light through yonder window breaks? (10 syllables) Line 2: It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!

Created when you mean something else, some meaning that is IMPLIED Connotation Created when you mean something else, some meaning that is IMPLIED Innocence means absence of corruption (literally) OR lack of experience (implied)

“You beat time on my head”- My Papa’s Walz Diction The specific word choice (vocabulary) and syntax (order of words) in a text “You beat time on my head”- My Papa’s Walz

The Great Lake State for Michigan Epithet A common knowledge descriptive phrase or word that is used instead of the actual name The Great Lake State for Michigan

Poetry without meter, rhyme or any other musical patterns Free Verse Poetry without meter, rhyme or any other musical patterns “A noiseless patient spider, I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated, Mark’d how to explore the vacant vast surrounding,” -A Noiseless Patient Spider by Walt Whitman

When I say to my 1st hour, “Wow you guys are so energetic today!” Irony The difference between the way something appears and what is actually true; often functions as sarcasm, exaggeration, or understatement When I say to my 1st hour, “Wow you guys are so energetic today!”

Meter The rhythm established by a poem, not only the number of syllables but the way those syllables are accented “Yesterday upon the stair I met a man who wasn’t there He wasn’t there again today I wish, I wish he’d go away”

The use of words whose sound makes one think of its meaning Onomatopoeia The use of words whose sound makes one think of its meaning WHAM! Bonk! Plink, plink.

A seemingly contradictory statement that contains a truth Paradox A seemingly contradictory statement that contains a truth “I can resist anything except temptation”

Paraphrase NO EXAMPLE NEEDED Saying the same things in different or fewer words for the purpose of clarification NO EXAMPLE NEEDED

Rhythm The arrangement of spoken words alternating between stressed & unstressed syllables—regular, repetitive sounds We real cool. We/left school. We/lurk late. We/strike straight.

The time & place of the story Setting The time & place of the story The first Harry Potter takes place in a fictional world in Europe at the Hogwarts School for Magic

A group of lines forming a unit of poetry aka a POEM PARAGRAPH Stanza A group of lines forming a unit of poetry aka a POEM PARAGRAPH I had no time to hate, because The grave would hinder me, And life was not so ample It Could finish enmity. Nor had I time to love; but since Some industry must be, The little toil of love, I thought, Was large enough for me.[5]

Symbol They associate two things but their meaning is both literal & figurative An oak tree to evoke the cycle of death & rebirth through the loss & growth of leaves

Theme The central idea (in sentence form) of a piece of writing that the author is trying to get the reader to think about For the Odysessey Being intelligent is more important than being strong.

Tone The attitude of the author as opposed to the narrator or the speaker toward his subject matter and/or his audience