Poetic+Devices

> Hyperbole- The use of extreme exaggeration. Example: "If you keep bothering me I'm going to kill you!" > >
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 * 1) Alliteration- Repetition of initial consonant sounds in a group of words. Example: "The cranky, crazed cormorant crushed crisp cucumbers."
 * 2) Rhythm & Rhyme- The flow of the poem and the rise and fall in the stressing of words. The arrangement of rhymes in a stanza or poem. Examples: "Roses are red and violets are blue, licorice is bitter and so are you."
 * 3) Metaphor- A comparison between two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" (something **__is__** something else.) Example: "Her brother is an untrustworthy worm."
 * 4) Analogy- Using one thing to explain something completely different. Example: "Life is like a never ending story."
 * 5) Repetition - The purposeful re-use of words and phrases for an effect. Example: "As I step out into the black, black night the black, black night surrounds me."
 * 6) Personification- Giving inanimate objects human traits or abilities. Example: "The night rested its heavy hand over the city."
 * 7) Allusion- A direct or indirect reference to something in the real world. Example: "My grandma is as thrifty as Scrooge, so I won't be expecting any presents."
 * 8) Euphemism- A pleasant way of stating an unpleasant truth. Example: Saying someone has "gone to a better place" instead of "died."
 * 9) Imagery-Use of words that appeal to the senses. Example: "The drip of ruby teardrops." and "Streaming through the velvet sky."
 * 10) Irony- An intentional contradiction (3 kinds, verbal, situational, dramatic) Example: [[image:what-is-irony.jpg width="116" height="119"]]
 * 1) Malapropism- Misusing a word that sounds similar to another. Example: "He had to use a fire distinguisher." or “Who was the first Englishman to circumvent the globe?”
 * 1) Onomatopoeia- The use of words that imitate sound. Example: "buzz,clash, bang, rip" etc.
 * 2) Oxymoron- Using contradictory terms side by side. Example: "He's an honest politician."
 * 3) Satire- a literary device that often uses other literary devices such as irony to mock humans, organizations, or even governments. Example: Parodies/television shows that make fun of society, politics etc.
 * 4) Simile- A comparison between two unlike things using the words "like" or "as." Example: "Her eyes are like shining pools of blue-green water."
 * 5) Symbol- An object or idea that represents something else. Example: A dove can be a symbol for peace, or a rose a symbol for love.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Theme- The central idea and topic of a work of writing or poetry. Example: The theme of "Frankenstein" is that man should not play god. All themes relate back the the central idea of humanity.