Poetry Terms

Sound Devices:

1. Rhyme-Using the same vowel and consonant sound at the end of two words.

2. Repetition-Using the same word or phrase more than once.

3. Alliteration-Using the same constant at the beginning of words

Devices:

1. Symbol- Something used to represent something else

3. Figurative Language- Metaphor- A comparison between two objects without using like or as                       

   Simile-A comparison of two unlike items using like or as

                                       Personification-Giving nonhuman objects, human characteristics

Forms and Purpose:

1. Narrativeà Tells a story

2. Ballad-(Type of Narrative)

              -Based on ancient customs of telling stories in songs

              -Subject= Adventure, Romance, Dramatic events