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Poetic Devices The tools poets use to enhance their poetry

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Page 1: Poetic Devices The tools poets use to enhance their poetry

Poetic DevicesPoetic Devices

The tools poets use to enhance their poetryThe tools poets use to enhance their poetry

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Figurative LanguageFigurative Language

• The use of any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to create new meaning. The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration.

• The use of any language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words in order to create new meaning. The most common figures of speech are simile, metaphor, and alliteration.

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AlliterationAlliteration

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of

pickled peppers.

• The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of

pickled peppers.

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HyperboleHyperbole

• An expression of extreme exaggeration.

Example: I nearly died laughing!

• An expression of extreme exaggeration.

Example: I nearly died laughing!

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IdiomIdiom

• Expressions that have a meaning apart from the meanings of individual words.

Example:It’s raining cats and dogs.

• Expressions that have a meaning apart from the meanings of individual words.

Example:It’s raining cats and dogs.

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ImageryImagery

• Vivid descriptions of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted.

Example:The golden sunlight flashing (visual imagery)

• Vivid descriptions of things seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted.

Example:The golden sunlight flashing (visual imagery)

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MetaphorMetaphor

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things, without the use of like or as.

Example:My father is a rock.

• A figure of speech that compares two unlike things, without the use of like or as.

Example:My father is a rock.

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MoodMood

• The overall feeling the poem creates.

Example:The mood of a poem can be

playful, sad, lonely, angry, or joyful.

• The overall feeling the poem creates.

Example:The mood of a poem can be

playful, sad, lonely, angry, or joyful.

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OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia

• Words that imitate sounds.

Examples:BoomGurgleWoofSplash

• Words that imitate sounds.

Examples:BoomGurgleWoofSplash

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PersonificationPersonification

• Assigning human qualities to non-human things.

Example:The stars danced playfully in

the moonlit sky.

• Assigning human qualities to non-human things.

Example:The stars danced playfully in

the moonlit sky.

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PunPun

• Words with a humorous double meaning, or a “play on words.”

Example:A dog not only has a fur coat,

but also pants.

• Words with a humorous double meaning, or a “play on words.”

Example:A dog not only has a fur coat,

but also pants.

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RhymeRhyme

• The basic definition is two words that sound alike. Rhyme is the most recognizable convention of poetry.

Example:Whose woods these are, I think I

know,His house is in the village though.

• The basic definition is two words that sound alike. Rhyme is the most recognizable convention of poetry.

Example:Whose woods these are, I think I

know,His house is in the village though.

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Rhyme SchemeRhyme Scheme

• A pattern of rhyme that is traced throughout the poem.

• To figure out the rhyme scheme of a poem, we assign letters to each line.

• When lines rhyme with each other, they are assigned the same letter.

• A pattern of rhyme that is traced throughout the poem.

• To figure out the rhyme scheme of a poem, we assign letters to each line.

• When lines rhyme with each other, they are assigned the same letter.

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Example:Example:

The itsy bitsy spider aWent up the water spout bDown came the rain cAnd washed the spider out b

So, the rhyme scheme of this poem is a-b-c-b.

The itsy bitsy spider aWent up the water spout bDown came the rain cAnd washed the spider out b

So, the rhyme scheme of this poem is a-b-c-b.

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SimileSimile

• Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as.

Example:Her skin is like porcelain.His feet are as big as boats.

• Comparing two unlike things using the words like or as.

Example:Her skin is like porcelain.His feet are as big as boats.

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SymbolSymbol

• Using an object, animal, or color to represent an idea.

Examples:Lions symbolize royalty.A heart symbolizes love.The color black symbolizes

death.

• Using an object, animal, or color to represent an idea.

Examples:Lions symbolize royalty.A heart symbolizes love.The color black symbolizes

death.