Poetic+Devices

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


 * 1) Hyperbole- //An extreme exaggeration//. **Example** - "This is the best day of my life!!!" or "I will die if you don't buy me that sweater!!!"
 * 2) Alliteration- //A group of words with the same sounds or letters that are repeatedly used close to eachother.// **Example -** " Henry the hungry hippo hated having hairy honeydew" or "Olli often ordered oranges..."
 * 3) Rhythm & Rhyme- //Words that have the same ending sound, the way words flow with eachother and words that have agreeing sounds.// **Example -** " It's scary when you're home alone, because every room becomes a danger zone. Noises come from everywhere, the couch is your hiding lair."
 * 4) Metaphor- //A phrase when you compare two things that don't normally match/ go together; where you give something qualities that it can't have.// **Example -** " The curtains were as wrinkled as my Grandma's face" or "The Doctor's hair was as white as snow".
 * 5) Analogy- //A comparison between two different things that somehow have a connection.// **Example -** " Glove is to hand as sock is to foot" or " Man is to woman as black is to white".
 * 6) Repetition- //A pattern where something occurs again and again, repeating itself.// **Example -** "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you" or "Do you know the muffin man, the muffin man, the muffin man, do you know the muffin man who lives on Drury lane."
 * 7) Personification- //Giving human characteristics to an inanimate object.// **Example -** "The sun snuck through the blinds" or " The wind howled and whistled throughout the night".
 * 8) Allusion- //A subtle way of referring to something or someone from the past or present.// **Example - "** I am no Queen Elizabeth".
 * 9) Euphemism- //A substitution word that replaces a word that may have appeared offensive to readers.// **Example -** " That guy [passed away] a while ago".
 * 10) Imagery- //Figurative language that can evoke any of your five senses.// **Example -** " The oranges tasted very juicy, with a slight tinge of sour to them".
 * 11) Irony- //When the meaning of something is conveyed as the opposite of what it really means.// **Example -** "The Titanic was said to be 100% unsinkable, yet it sunk on its first voyage".
 * 12) Malapropism- //When a word is mixed up with another word that sounds similar but is completely different in meaning.// **Example -** " I'm not a pessimist, I'm more of an optometrist".
 * 13) Onomatopoeia- //A word formed by the imitation of a sound.// **Example -** "The pig went //slish, slosh, slish// through the mud".
 * 14) Oxymoron- //Putting two words, that have completly different meanings, together.// **Example -** " Cruel kindness" or "Making haste slowly".
 * 15) Satire- //The use of humour, irony or sarcasm in writing.// **Example -** "That's an amazing shirt, I think I saw it at the dollar store...". or "You're so smart, you got 2 out of 100 on your test".
 * 16) Simile- //The comparison of two things using 'like' or 'as'.// **Example -** "The frisbee glided as gracefully as an eagle" or "The movie was as boring as staring at a blank, beige wall for 10 hours".
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Symbol- //A word or phrase that represents something more important than it's literal meaning.// **Example - ``** As I walked along the sandy beach, I noticed all of the broken glass and plastic scattered around".
 * 18) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Theme- //The main/ unifying idea of something.// **Example -** " I conclude that bar soap is better than liquid soap".