1. Literary Device Notes
Yay! Poetry!

2. Stanza A group of lines in a poem; they are often similar in topic.
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3. Rhyme Scheme
The pattern of the end rhymes in a poem.
EXAMPLE: A B C

4. Alliteration Repetition of the first letter/sound in several words.
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5. Hyperbole
Extreme exaggeration.
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6. Imagery
A description that appeals to the senses - sight, sound, touch, taste, smell.
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7. Onomatopoeia A word that looks like or sounds like what it means.
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8. Metaphor
A comparison between two unlike things.
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9. Simile
A comparison that uses ‘like’ or ‘as’.
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10. Personification Giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
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