1. Poetic Devices Definitions & Examples

2. Alliteration The repetition of beginning consonant sounds in words ◦ Example: In the summer the sun is strong

3. Assonance The repetition of vowel sounds in words ◦ Example: paid, same, make, rain

4. Concrete Poem Concrete poetry or shape poetry is Poetry in which how the arrangement of words is an important in the conveying of the intended effects as the rest of poetic devices

5. Consonance The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words ◦ Bring back the black jacket

6. Couplet A two-line stanza, usually rhymed ◦ Example: When I was riding straight through the town ◦ The driving rain began to pour down

7. Diction The writer’s choice of words

8. Figurative Languages Language that uses figures of speech and cannot be taken for real ◦ Metaphors ◦ Smiles

9. Free Verse Poems that can be written as the author chooses; they do not follow a specified rhyme scheme or pattern

10. Imagery Mental pictures that are created with words

11. Metaphor A comparison of two things without using “like” or “as” ◦ Example: Paul Bunyan is a mountain of a man.

12. Narrative A poem that tells a story

13. Poetry Words arranged in a rhythm that express ideas and emotions

14. rhyme When two or more words have the same sound ◦ Examples: ◦ Single Rhyme-cat, hat ◦ Double Rhyme-napping, tapping ◦ Triple rhyme-mournfully, scornfully

15. Simile A comparison of two things using “like” or “as” ◦ Example: Paul Bunyan is as big as a mountain