Poetic+Devices


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Find definitions and at least one example of the following poetic devices. No Copy and paste. Use your own words!


 * 1. Hyperbole **

 An exaggerated exaggeration.

//Tom is so dumb that even an unicellular organism can beat him in math.//


 * 2. Alliteration **

When one decides to repeat the first letter (or sound) of a word two or more times in a line to add emphasis.

//They thought that Thomas was weird.//


 * 3. Rhythm & Rhyme **

When a piece of writing has a certain flow in it (while rhyming its words) to create a type of beat and rhyme.

//Hi there neighbor, I hope you don't mind if I change my shoes,// //I be rocking sneakers till this battles over,// //So I don't get blood from your ugly face on my penny-louvers,//


 * 4. Metaphor **

When a piece of writing compares two different things without using words (verbs)like "like" 'or "as". Nouns are often used for the items that are being compared.

//Life is a cupcake.//


 * 5. Analogy **

A combination of a simile(or metaphor) and an allusion. First, you start with a simile(or metaphor) then you reference to something else in the form of an simile(or metaphor).

//Tommy is to Herold as jam is to peanut butter//.


 * 6.Repetition **

Repeating a word or phrase a lot to emphasize the effect.

//I will not... I Will Not... I WILL NOT.... I WILL NOT, FOOL!//


 * 7.Personification **

Giving human attributes to objects that cannot actually have said attributes.

//The calculation was cocky.//


 * 8. Allusion **

A phrase that references something outside of the piece of writing.

//"The American Dream, eh? Who are you? Gatsby?"//


 * 9. Euphemism **

When one replaces a word with another word that means the same thing, but isn't as harsh.

// Instead of // // "You're fired!" //

//"Hey dude, economy's rough, I'm sorry I gotta do this.//"


 * 10. Imagery **

When a piece of writing creates something the makes an image in your mind. The image usually includes sound, touch, taste, feel,smell, mood and sight.

// "He looked around, frightened,His raspy voice echoed, screeching out for help... // // No one could hear... // // His yellow overgrown nails were bitten extensively, his unkempt hair now frantically falling out, // // He only saw a gray wall, he looked at his options, // // The world paused for that moment, and a gunshot was heard in the background, // // It was over, it really was." //


 * 11. Irony **

Verbal- When a phrase means the exact opposite of what it was originally intended to be. // Joe gets -1% on his math exam. // // "Joe, you are soo good at math." //

Situational- When a situation is strange, yet appropriate. //The rude rich guy, who get rich from gambling, loses all his money from gambling. //

Dramatic- When the reader knows about something, but the actual characters do not. //The reader knows that the character is about to get ambushed and the character does not//.


 * 12. M alapropism **

The misuse of words to add humor to writing.

// "Man, I have a huge brown boot" // // Using malapropism, you get... // // "Man, I have a huge brown BOOOM" // // The man got arrested the next day. //


 * 13. Onomatopoeia **

When a piece of writing uses actions that, in actual life, sound like they are pronounced (words such as "BANG" sound like a "BANG" in real life.)

// "Bang, bang, bang, // // TRIPLE KILL" //


 * 14. Oxymoron **

When the adjective (or adverb) of the next word or phrase is the complete opposite of reality.

// "Squeaky Ice " // // Ice cannot be squeaky. //


 * 15. Satire **

The use of irony and sarcasm in a more scornful and mocking way. It's sort of like a combination of a hyperbole and irony/sarcasm.

//"You are the worst pianist I've ever seen!" //

//To the guy who got perfect on his piano exam. //


 * 16. Simile **

When a piece of writing compares two different things using words (verbs)like "like" 'or "as". Nouns are often used for the items that are being compared.

//You are as smart as an bacterium. //


 * 17. Symbol **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Something that can be interpreted literally, but also has another figurative interpretation which is notably different from the literal interpretation.

//The stars from "The Portable Phonograph" are actual starts, but looking at it figuratively, they represent the men in the gathering.//


 * 18. Theme**

The main message of the piece of writing. This is not the moral, but what the author's trying to say in his/her's writing.

//The theme from "The Most Dangerous Game" is that the hunted will hunt the hunters//. ||