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Characteristics of Poetry Sound Devices techniques used by writers to give musical effects to their writing by Your first and last names
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METER The rhythmical pattern in a poem.
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Repetition a sound device – uses any element of language more than once A sound A word A phrase or clause A sentence
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ALLITERATION A sound device – the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. Ex. Slippery slope
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VOWELS: A E I O U ASSONANCE
A sound device – the repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonants in stressed syllables. Ex. blade and maze (the same vowel sound on the inside) VOWELS: A E I O U
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CONSONANCE A sound device
The repetition of similar consonant sounds at the end of accented syllables. Ex. wind and sand
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ONOMATOPOEIA A sound device The use of words that imitate sounds
Ex. boom, hiss, crash, bang
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RHYME A sound device The repetition of sounds at the ends of words
Ex. speech and teach
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Characteristics of Poetry Figurative Language* and Imagery *writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally by Your first and last names
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SYMBOL Anything that represents something else.
Ex. A dove is a symbol for peace.
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Personification A type of figurative language that gives human characteristics to something that is not human. Ex. The alarm clock screamed at me to get up.
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METAPHOR A type of figurative language that describes one thing as if it were something else. Comparison on two unlike nouns. Uses a being verb. Ex. The house was a zoo this morning.
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SIMILE A type of figurative language that uses like or as to compare two unlike nouns. A S Ex. My hand is as red as a tomato. I Our teacher sings like a bird. M I L IKE E
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Imagery Sensory language is writing that appeals to one or more of the 5 senses. Imagery is the use of words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the 5 senses. The author is trying to create a __________ in the reader’s mind.
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