T4 E 737 Poetic Devices Match and Draw - Ver - 6

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Poetic Devices

Match the Poetic Terms to the Correct Definitions

The pace or beat of a poem (can vary from


alliteration
line to line).

The name given to the elements of a poem


rhythm
that create pictures and images in your head.

The continuation of a sentence or clause


metaphor
over a line break.

repetition Purposeful re-use of words and phrases.

The use of words to imitate or suggest the


enjambment
sounds that they describe.

Attributing human ideas or actions to non


imagery
human objects.

A comparison that states two things are like


onomatopoeia
each other.

personification The way the poem’s rhymes are arranged.

rhyme scheme Claiming that two things are the same.

Where similar sounds are placed at the


simile
beginning of words that are near each other.
Poetic Devices Answers

Where similar sounds are placed at the


alliteration
beginning of words that are near each other.

The pace or beat of a poem (can vary from


rhythm
line to line).

metaphor Claiming that two things are the same.

repetition Purposeful re-use of words and phrases.

The continuation of a sentence or clause


enjambment
over a line break.

The name given to the elements of a poem


imagery
that create pictures and images in your head.

The use of words to imitate or suggest the


onomatopoeia
sounds that they describe.

Attributing human ideas or actions to non


personification
human objects.

rhyme scheme The way the poem’s rhymes are arranged.

A comparison that states two things are like


simile
each other.

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