Poetry Devices

Common literary devices used in poetry.

  • Literature
  • 14 entries
  • 7 sections
  • CC0 — public domain

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Device
Alliteration
Description
Repetition of the same initial consonant sounds.

1

Device
Assonance
Description
Repetition of vowel sounds in nearby words.

2

Device
Metaphor
Description
Direct comparison between unlike things.

3

Device
Simile
Description
Comparison using like or as.

4

Device
Personification
Description
Giving human qualities to non-human things.

5

Device
Onomatopoeia
Description
Words that imitate sounds.

6

Device
Rhyme
Description
Correspondence of sounds between words.

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  • literature
  • poetry
  • devices