Poetic+Devices


 * POETIC DEVICES**

__Hyperbole:__ An extreme exaggeration. ie. "There are enough nails in that bucket to fill up the whole planet!"

__Alliteration:__ The constant repetition of a beginning consonant or vowel sound. ie. "...with blade, with bloody blameful blade, He bravely broach'd is boiling bloody breast..."

 __Rhythm & Rhyme:__ A sense of pace and the usage of similar-sounding vowel sounds ie."...But we're more than just hockey and fishing lines Off of the rocky coast of the Maritimes..."

 __Metaphor:__ An indirect comparison of two usually unrelated or dissimilar things, concepts, ideals, etc. ie. "Life is a mongoose."

 __Analogy:__ An interpretation. ie. My analogy of Lady Gaga's music is that it is boring and should not have a place in popular culture.

 __Repetition:__ The repeated use of a word or phrase ie."....

 __Personification:__ The Transferring of human traits onto inanimate objects. ie. "The wind whisted."

 __Allusion:__ A brief reference to a person, place, thing event, etc. ie.?

__Oxymoron:__ The usage of two words with totally different or contradicting meanings together. ie. "firewater" (the drink)

__Euphemism:__ the usage of a more polite or less blunt term to describe something, somewhere, someone, etc. ie. "The pancake wasn't looking so good after I scraped it's remains out of my frying pan."

 __Imagery:__ The usage of descriptive wording to create a image in one's mind. ie. "...there was a brook, and running water leading down to the small white cottage and his herd of sheep..."

__Irony:__ There are three types of irony: Situational Irony: an unexpected or unperceived relation between perceived notions and actual happenings. ie. It is ironic that a baker would not like the taste of any bread. Dramatic Irony: When the reader/audience knows something a character does not. Verbal Irony: The misuse of words, often with the substitution of a similar sounding words with different meanings.

 __Malapropism:__ A purposeful misuse of words, usually by the substitution of a similar-sounding word with a different meaning. ie. "He's got a bad paste in clothing." (should be taste)

 __Onomatopoeia:__ Words that, when pronounced, sound like the sound they describe. ie."whoosh,boom,splat!"

 __Satire:__ Poking fun or ridiculing human errors or vices. ie. criticism of "non-desirable" organizations often feature satire.

 __SImile:__ A comparison of two usually unrelated nouns with like or as. ie. "Run like the wind, eat like a horse."

<span style="font: 13px/19px Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;"> __Symbol:__ Something "physical" or described like a physical entity representing a concept or ideal. ie. In some cultures, moths and butterflies are a symbol of death and rebirth.

<span style="font: 13px/19px Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;"> __Theme:__ An underlying concept that forms the centre of a piece of literature. ie. "The Giver" is about the dangers and restrictions of living in a controlled, Utopian environment.