Poetic Devices

Definitions of Poetic Devices

simile	a comparison using "as" or "like"
alliteration	the deliberate repetition of consonant sounds
assonance	deliberate repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds
apostrophe	an address to a person absent or dead or to an abstract entity
diction	poet's distinctive choices in vocabulary
echo	repetition of key word or idea for effect
hyperbole	exaggeration for dramatic effect
metaphor	a comparison not using as or like when one thing is said to be another
onomatopoeia	"sound echoing sense"; use of words resembling the sounds they mean
oxymoron	a seeming contradiction in two words put together
paradox	seeming contradiction that surprises by its pithiness
personification	attribution of human motives or behaviours to impersonal agencies
rhyming couplet	a pair of lines which end-rhyme expressing one clear thought
rhyme	repetition of same sounds
rhythm	internal 'feel' of beat and metre perceived when poetry is read aloud
tone, mood	feelings or meanings conveyed in the poem

Table of Contents

SubProject No. 1
What is Poetry?

SubProject No. 2
Poetry Vocabulary

SubProject No. 3 Poetic Devices

SubProject No. 4
The Rhyme Scheme

SubProject No. 5
Kinds of Poetry

SubProject No. 7
Versakids

SubProject No. 8
Local Poets in GFW

SubProject No. 11
Kidz Poetry Page