Poetic Devices

3. A group of lines in a poem (like a paragraph in prose)
7. Directly comparing two unlike things (Example: "Life is a roller coaster")
9. Comparing two things using "like" or "as" (Example: "Her voice was like wind chimes")
10. The attitude or feeling the writer creates (Example: serious, playful, angry)
11. Verse: Poetry that doesn't follow rules about rhythm or rhyme
12. When one line of poetry flows into the next line without punctuation
14. A song-like poem that tells a story, usually with a regular rhythm and rhyme pattern
16. The main message or idea of the poem

1. Repeating vowel sounds in a text (Ivan will try to light)
2. Words that sound like what they mean (Example: "buzz," "crash," "meow")
3. Something that stands for something else (Example: A dove representing peace)
4. The beat or musical flow of words in poetry
5. A single line of poetry, or poetry in general
6. Repeating consonant sounds within words (Example: "tick-tock" or "flip-flop")
8. The writer's choice of words and how they use them
13. The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry
15. A reference to something from history, literature, or pop culture (Example: Calling someone "Einstein" to say they're smart)