1. Poetic Devices
Review

2. Alliteration Repetition of consonant sounds
What are consonants??? B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S,
T, V, W, X, Y, Z
Repetition of consonant
sounds
For example: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Write an example of alliteration based
off the picture to the right.

3. Assonance For example: The fat cat sat on the mat.
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence.
What are vowels? A, E, I, O, U and sometimes Y!
For example: The fat cat sat on the mat.
Create your own line of assonance based on the picture to the left.

4. Blank Verse
Non-rhyming poetry
Write four lines of blank verse from the image to the right

5. Figurative Language
Writing that departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effect or meaning
From the image to your right, come up with a line of figurative language

6. Hyperbole Create a line of hyperbole based on the image to the right
Extreme and intended exaggeration
Create a line of hyperbole based on the image to the right

7. Imagery
Language that describes something in such detail that it captures one or more of the readers’ five senses: hearing, taste, smell, touch and/or sight.
From the picture to the right, write a line that evokes TWO of the senses

8. Metaphor
Comparisons that show how two dissimilar items have a similar quality. Metaphors are a way to describe something.
Create a metaphor based on the image to the right. Be careful to NOT make a simile.

9. Mood Create a two-line mood based on the image to the right
The atmosphere or emotional condition created by the piece, within the setting. Mood refers to the general sense or feeling which the reader is supposed to get from the text
Create a two-line mood based on the image to the right

10. Onomatopoeia
Where sounds are spelled out as words.

11. Repetition
Where a specific word, phrase, or structure is repeated several times, usually in close proximity, to emphasize a particular idea.
Write an example of repetition based on the picture to the right.

12. Simile
An indirect relationship where one thing or idea is described as being similar to another. Similes contain the words “like” or “as”.
Create a simile based on the image to the right. Be careful to NOT make a metaphor.

13. Slant Rhyme How Row HOW NOW CREATE YOUR OWN EXAMPLE!! Bunny Funny
A partial or imperfect rhyme
For example:
How
Row
As opposed to perfect rhyme, which is:
HOW
NOW
OR:
CREATE YOUR OWN EXAMPLE!!
OR:
Bunny
Funny