Poetic Devices and Techniques: what do you know?

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Sort the poetic definition, devices, and techniques into the appropriate group Poetry is... a type of literature that expresses feelings and emotions, or tells a story in a specific form. Poetic form includes... Form - the appearance on the page Line - a group of words together on one line Stanza - a group of lines arranged together Poetic sound devices Rhythm Rhymes Rhyme Scheme Figurative language Allusion Imagery Simile Metaphor Idiom Personification Assonance Consonance Alliteration Match the vocabulary word with its definition Tone Used in poetry to convey feelings and emotions, and set the mood for the work. Denotation The specific, literal definition (dictionary definition) Connotation An emotional or social association with a word Alliteration Consonant sounds repeated at the beginning of words Allusion A reference to someone or something famous Simile Comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as" Assonance Repeated vowel sounds in a line of a poem Consonance Repeated consonant sounds anywhere in the words Imagery Language that appeals to your five senses Personification A non-human thing given human or life-like qualities

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