Poetry+Devices

Poetry Devices A definitive and an example.

__Hyperbole:__ Exaggerating something or overstating something. EX. I'm so exhausted I could drink a gallon of water. __Alliteration__: When more than one word starts with the same sound. EX. Stuttering Sam. Alliteration is often in Dr. Seuss.  __Rhythm & Rhyme:__ It can mean a beat that keeps the time by repeating or in poetry it is a part of a word that repeats itself in other words in the poem, usually at the end of a line. EX. Sam the cat jumped and Fred got bumped.  __Metaphor:__ Comparing two things without using like or as. EX. He has the voice of a lion.  __Analogy:__ Comparing two pairs that have the same meaning. EX. Green is to black an forest is to city.  __Repetition:__ Repeating a certain letter word or phrase over again. EX. As the cat was a cat and the dog was a dog.  __Personification:__ Comparing two things using like or as. EX. It was blue as the ocean.  __Allusion:__ It is a short name or brief reference. EX. Like Ben instead of Benjamin.  __Oxymoron:__ It is two words that do not go well together and are often ironic. EX. Trustworthy spy.  __Euphemism:__ It is a statement that is used instead of saying something harsh or offensive. EX. He passed away is used instead of he's dead.  __Imagery:__ A phrase that describes an environment very well. EX. The silk was a flowing white and impressively smooth.  __Irony:__ Something that is not fit in a situation. EX. The tree was oddly a bright blue  __Malapropism:__ t is using a word that sounds right but is spelled differently. EX. I no what you mean.  __Onomatopoeia:__ A word that makes the sound it describes. EX. Boom.  __Satire:__ It is a phrase that makes fun of a flaw a nd describes the problem. EX. Light Calvary  __Simile__: Comparing two things while using like and as. EX. He was light as a flee. <span style="font: 13px/19px Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;"> __Symbol:__ It is something that means something in general. EX. A white flag means truce. <span style="font: 13px/19px Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; margin: 0px;"> __Theme:__ It is the main idea of a topic. EX. Being calm and constant is the theme of the turtle and the hare.