1. Poetic Devices

2. Alliteration (Sound)
The repetition of the first consonant sound in a word.
Sally sold seashells by the seashore.
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Which of the images below does not fit? A B C D

3. Watch clip from “V for Vendetta” located on Desktop.
Titled “V for Vendetta”
What is the alliteration here?

4. Rhyme (Sound) The repetition of ending sounds in words.
What luck Chuck had that he didn’t wreck his truck.
Thad was a very sad lad.
Which of the images below does not fit? A B C D

5. Assonance (Sound) The repetition of vowel sounds in a series of words.
The fat cat was wearing a miniature hat as he lay down on the mat.
Mike rides his bike to the store for a bag of rice.

6. Consonance
Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
Example:
"Ralegh has backed the maid to a tree As Ireland is backed to England And drives inland Till all her strands are breathless."

7. Onomatopoeia (Sound) The use of words which imitate sound.
Crack, pop, buzz, fizzle
When writing, italicize onomatopoeias when you want them to represent the sound.
Honk! Beep! Jan placed her hands over her ears while her mother drove through the traffic, so she wouldn’t have to listen to the harsh sounds of car horns.

8. Simile (Figurative Language)
A comparison between two objects using "like", "as", or "than”.
Todd was like a bull in a china shop.
Amy was as quiet as a mouse.
Dennis is quicker than a cheetah.

9. Metaphor (Figurative Language)
A comparison between two dissimilar objects. Usually the words “is”, “are”, or “was” are used.
The track coach complained that Tara was a turtle and shouldn’t be on the team.
“You are no Van Gogh,” my art teacher said to me.

10. Personification (Figurative Language)
Giving inanimate or non-living objects human characteristics.
The trees danced in the wind.
The wind spoke to me and told me that rain was on the way.

11. Structure Line: similar to a sentence in poetry.
Stanza: a group of lines separated from other lines by breaks in the poem. Similar to a paragraph.
Meter: Using a set number of syllables in each line.