4. Simile - a
Ten basic poetry techniques Assonance – anywhere
comparison of two
in the words, there is a
unlike things using
repetitionor as
like of vowels
Ex: Hear I move fast like a
Ex: the mellow
Metaphor – a wedding bells." - Edgar the
Consonance
comparison of two –
cheetah
Allen Poe
on
anywhere in words, Serengeti.
unlike things without
using there isas
like or repetition of
Rhyme – sound alike endings of words
consonant sounds
Ex:You are an ant,
Ex: write a great paper
whileby the due date.
I'm the lion. Personification –
Onomatopoeia –
an inanimate object is
words that sound ike the
namegiven human like
of the word
Ex: Out of reach, I pull
characteristic
out with a screech. sky
Ex: Alright, the
Repetition – word or
Hyperbole – a
phrases are repeated
misses the sun at night.
great exaggeration
Ex: Because there is
Ex: I'm so hungry, I there is
hope, because
couldlove,abecause there is
eat horse right Alliteration – at the
now. beauty, I can go on. beginning of words, there is a
repetition of consonants
Ex: Five freaky females finding
sales at retail.
5. Activity:
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