Post on 01-Jan-2016
description
In The Name Of Allah
Presented by: Nouf al otaibi
Ohoud al yazeediWaffa baqais
Amani al zahraniEbtehal al zahrani
Poetic devices
Simile
Definition : A simile uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest how they are alike.
Example: busy as a bee
The purposes of the simile
It lays emphasis on a specific comparison
It helps create imagery
Examples of the simile
as good as gold
Example for a simile poem
A Red, Red Rose BY Robert burns 1759-1796
The 1st stanza:
O, my love is like a red, red rose,That is newly sprung in June.O, my love is like the melody,That is sweetly played in tune.
metaphor
Definition : metaphor states a fact or draws a verbal picture by the use of comparison.
Example: Life is a journey .
Example for a metaphor poem
Tranquility BY StarFields:
Time slides
a gentle ocean
waves upon waves,
washing the shore,
loving the shore.
Personification
Definition: A figure of speech in which human characteristics are givento an animal or an object.
Example: wave washes away pains .
Role of personification
• to emphasize certain features or make them stand out.
• To create a new contextual dimension.
References
Oldpoetry.com
storytrail.com
Languageart.org