Prevalence Rating⋆ = 1–2 instances ⋆⋆ = 3–5 instances ⋆⋆⋆= 6+ instancesAllusion ⋆
Diction ⋆⋆⋆
Figurative language ⋆⋆
Form ⋆
Imagery ⋆⋆⋆
Language (general) ⋆
Narrative pace ⋆
Point of view ⋆
Repetition ⋆
Selection of detail ⋆⋆⋆
Sound (rhythm, rhyme) ⋆
Structure ⋆⋆
Syntax ⋆
Tone ⋆⋆
The prompt gives no list of literary devices ⋆⋆⋆
Start reading a lot of poems. For each one, determine what the speaker’s attitude is
and how you know it. Knowing the speaker’s attitude about someone or something is
one of the main tasks given in poetry prompts.