Poetic Devices
Rhyme
Words that have the same ending sound.
"The tiny bird in the tree was singing just for me."
Simile
A figure of speech in which things are compared using the words "like" and "as"
"The surface of the water looked as smooth as glass."
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing is another.
"The clouds in the sky are cotton-balls in the sky."
Alliteration
Repetition of words with the same beginning sounds
"Polly planted plenty of pretty pansies."
Personification
A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities
"The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds."
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
"A pesky mosquito buzzed around my head."
Words that have the same ending sound.
"The tiny bird in the tree was singing just for me."
Simile
A figure of speech in which things are compared using the words "like" and "as"
"The surface of the water looked as smooth as glass."
Metaphor
A figure of speech in which things are compared by stating that one thing is another.
"The clouds in the sky are cotton-balls in the sky."
Alliteration
Repetition of words with the same beginning sounds
"Polly planted plenty of pretty pansies."
Personification
A figure of speech in which objects are given human qualities
"The sun played peek-a-boo with the clouds."
Onomatopoeia
Words that sound like the objects or actions they refer to
"A pesky mosquito buzzed around my head."