Poetry Techniques

3. Schemes The pattern of rhymes at the end of each line Example:"AABBA" (e.g., "Twinkle, twinkle, little star, A / How I wonder what you are. A / Up above the world so high, B / Like a diamond in the sky. B / Twinkle, twinkle, little star, A")
4. Repeating words or phrases for emphasis Example:"Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."
5. Repetition of vowel sounds within words Example:"The light of the fire is a sight to admire."
7. Continuing a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line Example:"I think that I shall never see / A poem lovely as a tree."
8. Using symbols to represent ideas or qualities Example:"A heart symbolizes love."
9. Placing two things side by side to highlight their differences Example:"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."
11. Comparing two things using "like" or "as" Example:"She is as brave as a lion."
12. Comparing two things without using "like" or "as" Example:"He is a shining star."

1. Exaggeration for effect Example:"I’ve told you a million times."
2. Giving human qualities to non-human things Example:"The wind whispered through the trees."
6. Words that imitate sounds Example:"The bees buzzed."
10. Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of words Example:"Sally sells seashells by the seashore."