Poetic+Devices

__** Poetic Devices and Definitions ** __

** Hyperbole: ** an exaggeration ex. This book //weighs a ton//.

** Alliteration: ** a group of words where the consonant or sound is the same ex. Seven super slippery snails slithered silently.

** Rhythm & Rhyme: ** corresponding sound in words ex. Jack //said// that the cat is //dead//.

** Metaphor: ** comparing two things as they are same, but without using "like" or "as" ex. Juliet is the sun.

** Analogy: ** a similarity/comparison between two things ex. I see no analogy between your problem and mine.

** Repetition: ** repeating a word/phrase/sound to add emphasis or rhythm ex. I heard the footsteps go //click! Click! Click!//

** Personification: ** gives human traits/qualities/feelings to inanimate objects ex. The sun smiled at me through my window.

** Allusion: ** a reference to something ex. in world war two....

** Oxymoron: ** contradictory terms/words ex. tragic love, the living dead, or jumbo shrimp

** Euphemism: ** a substitution or vague expression for a thought that seems too harsh or offensive ex. to pass away is a euphemism for to die.

** Imagery: ** using words to create vivid images in ones mind using the five senses ex. The white bunny's fur was as soft as a feather pillow as I sloly stroked it.

** Irony: ** the use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of it's literal meaning ex. sarcasm

** Malapropism: ** the act of misusing words and creating a totally different meaning. 9mix-up occured because of similarity in sound or spelling) ex. (from:Launcelot the Mechant of Venice "That is the very defect of the matter, sir." (i.e., effect; Act 2, Scene II))

** Onomatopoeia: ** a word the sounds exactly the way that it's written ex. buzz, zip, hiss, hum, etc.

** Satire: ** the use of irony or ridicule; used to show the vices or imperfections of humans ex. "Forgive, O Lord, my little joke on Thee and I’ll forgive Thy great big one on me." -Robert Frost

** Simile: ** a comparison between two things using "like" or "as" ex. Her smile is like twinkling stars.

** Symbol: ** something that is used to represent something else ex. A red rose could be used to signify beauty or a dove for peace.

** Theme: ** the topic or main idea ex. the theme could be about learning to let go of the past, learn from your mistakes, make other peoples lives better...etc (usually a life lesson)