Poetry

The following 12 devices apply to both poetry and prose writers, but they appear most often in verse. Learn more about:

  1. Anaphora
  2. Conceit
  3. Apostrophe
  4. Metonymy/Synecdoche
  5. Enjambment
  6. Zeugma
  7. Repetition
  8. Rhyme
  9. Alliteration
  10. Consonance/Assonance
  11. Euphony/Cacophony
  12. Meter