POETIC DEVICES
End Rhyme Use of rhyme at the end of lines Rhyme=correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
Internal rhyme Use of rhyming words within a line Rhyme=correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
alliteration Repetition of beginning consonant sounds
repetition When a word or phrase appears multiple times in a poem
SIMILE Comparison of two unlike things that have some quality in common Uses a comparative word (like, as)
Metaphor Comparison of two unlike things that have some quality in common Stated without comparative word (like, as)
Personification Giving human qualities to an object or idea (animals can smile; that is not personification)
imagery Words or phrases that appeal or relate to the five senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste)