Poetic Devices

2. an indirect or passing reference to another work of art, writing, historical event, mythology, etc.
3. rhyme in which the words or syllables sound exactly alike
6. understatement for effect
8. using a closely related word to stand in for a word or concept
9. ascribing human qualities and traits to nonhuman things
11. similarity in vowel sounds
14. any repeating of words, lines, or phrases for effect
15. using an object to represent a character, event, abstract concept, etc.
16. descriptions meant to appeal to the five senses
17. Addressing or speaking to an inanimate object or abstract concept
18. an expression whose meaning is not predictable from the usual meanings of the individual words
20. words that start with the same letter sound
21. a comparison between two unlike things
22. similarity in consonant sounds

1. rhyme in which the words or syllables are sound closely alike but are not a perfect match endrhyme rhyming words at the ends of lines of verse
4. rhyming words within lines of verse femininerhyme rhymes in which multiple syllables of a word rhyme with multiple syllables of another word
5. exaggeration for effect
7. a comparison between two unlike things using like or as
9. wordplay exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.
10. words that imitate sounds
12. using a part to represent the whole
13. when a full thought or sentence is split across two lines of verse
19. a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true