1. Poetic Devices Vocabulary

2. 1. Alliteration Repeats consonant sounds at the beginning of words Example: Sara saw some friends who sold sodas. Tom tickled his tough tummy. Joan jetted to New Jersey. Mary made maple marshmallows.

3. 2. Repetition Repeats words or phrases over and over. Example: “A horse is a horse, of course, of course, And no one can talk to a horse of course That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mister Ed.”

4. 3. Rhyme repetition of similar sounding words occurring at the end of lines in poems or songs. Example: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the King’s horses, And all the King’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again!

5. 4. Rhyme Scheme How to count rhyming lines in a poem Example: Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall (A) Humpty Dumpty had a great fall (A) All the King’s horses, And all the King’s men (B) Couldn’t put Humpty together again! (B) Rhyme Scheme is AABB

6. 5. Rhythm Long and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables; shows a beat or accent on parts of the poem Example: T'was the night (stress) before Christmas and all (stress) through the house. Not a creature (stress) was stirring not even (stress) a mouse.

7. 6. Stanza a fixed number of lines in a poem forming a paragraph Example: Stanza 1Earth, we should all pay respect, All of this can make an affect, So appreciate and keep clean, The way you want it to be seen Stanza 2So don’t litter, It will make the world bitter, So you can save light, To make the world a sight! Stanza 3Don’t drive a car, Other transportation can bring you far, So appreciate this day, And the Earth won’t decay!

8. 7. Line One line in a stanza Example: Line 1Earth, we should all pay respect, Line 2All of this can make an affect, Line 3So appreciate and keep clean, Line 4The way you want it to be seen

9. 8. Mood Feeling/atmosphere that the writer creates for the reader; can be created through setting Example: There was no moon, and everything beneath lay in misty darkness: not a light gleamed from any house, far or near all had been extinguished long ago

10. 9. Tone The writer’s attitude/viewpoint toward his or her subject Example: I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.