Poetic Devices

2. repetition of vowel sounds in two words
6. an exact rhyme at the end of two lines of poetry
7. compares two things using “like or as”
11. the use of images which use the five senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, and hear
12. an almost rhyme; also called half rhyme
13. giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects
14. the repeating of a word or phrase to add emphasis

1. a word that is a sound
3. rhyme within a line of poetry
4. repetition of constants at the beginning of two words.
5. a reference to a person, place, or thing, that is historical or real
8. when two things are compared without using “like” or “as”
9. extreme exaggeration
10. a person, place, or thing that has significance or meaning beyond its surface