Poetic Devices

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the

beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

The formation of a word from a sound associated

with what is named

Resemblance of sound between syllables of

nearby words.

Her eyes as bright as the sun

While I nodded, nearly napping

BOOM

The snake smiled slyly

Hyperbole

Metaphor

Repetition

Sibilance

Simile

Repetition

Sibilance

Metaphor

The attribution of a personal nature or human

characteristics to something non-human

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

Visually descriptive or figurative language,

especially in a literary work.

Metaphor

Personification

Simile

Alliteration

Blank Verse

Couplet

Stanza

Rhythm

A pause near the middle of a

line of poetry.

A strong, regular repeated

pattern of movement or sound.

Resemblance of sound between syllables of

nearby words.

The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

A poem which tells a story. It has

a full storyline with all the

elements of a traditional story.

Exaggerated description.

A descriptive comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’.

Repeating a word or phrase a number of times.

A simile

A metaphor

Alliteration

Repetition