Literary Devices ela exam poem types

drawing comparisons between two unrelated things by the use of the words ‘as’ or ‘such as’ or ‘like’

words that sound very close to the sound they are meant to depict

one subject is implied to be another object as a way of comparing similar traits and qualities

-the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning, or an event in a story is the opposite of what is

a reference to a true historical event. Person, or place

hints that give the reader a sense of something that is going to happen without revealing the story or spoiling suspense

-attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects and phenomena.

a series of events that lead to a climax, captivating the audience and making them tense and anxious to know what is going to happen.

use of a specific words and phrases that exaggerate or overemphasise

exposition, raising action, climax, falling action, resolution

a Japanese poem that has the lines 5 7 5

a funny poem that has three long lines and two short lines rhyming schemes aabba

a poem that is in the shape of a diamond

a poem that doesn't have a rhyme scheme

a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas

a form of poetry that tells a story