Post on 04-Jun-2018
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Poetry is rich in imagery, rhythm, and emotion.
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To convey this, writers use multiple poetic devices.
These are just a few: Alliteration Anaphora Hyperbole
Irony/Paradox Metaphor Onomatopoeia Personification
Rhyme(true rhyme, internal rhyme, near/half
rhyme, eye rhyme) Simile
IMAGERY DEVICESPURPOSE IS TO CREATE AN IMAGE
IN THE READER’S MIND.
1. Simile
2. Metaphor
3. Personification4
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1. SIMILE
A comparison of two things using the words like or as.
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EXAMPLES OF A SIMILE
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EXAMPLES OF A SIMILEBob is hungry as a wolf.•Bob and wolf are the two things being compared, using “as”
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EXAMPLES OF A SIMILEBob is hungry as a wolf.•Bob and wolf are the two things being compared, using “as”
Sue smells like a rose.•Sue & rose are the two things being compared, using “like”
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EXAMPLES OF A SIMILEBob is hungry as a wolf.•Bob and wolf are the two things being compared, using “as”
Sue smells like a rose.•Sue & rose are the two things being compared, using “like”
Lisa looks like a total fox today.•Lisa & fox (using “like”)
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Bob is hungry as a wolf.•Bob and wolf are the two things being compared, using “as”
Sue smells like a rose.•Sue & rose are the two things being compared, using “like”
Lisa looks like a total fox today.•Lisa &fox (using “like”)
Matt is as fine as chocolate syrup on ice cream.•Matt & syrup (using “as”)
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EXAMPLES OF A SIMILE
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2. METAPHOR
A comparison of two unlike things without
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using like or as.
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EXAMPLES OF METAPHOR
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EXAMPLES OF METAPHOR
Bob is a hungry wolf.
• Bob is compared to a wolf.
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EXAMPLES OF METAPHOR
Bob is a hungry wolf.
• Bob is compared to a wolf.
Sue is a rose, filling the room with her sweet scent.• Sue (or Sue’s scent) and rose (or the rose’s
scent)are being compared.
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EXAMPLES OF METAPHOR
Bob is a hungry wolf.
• Bob is compared to a wolf.
Sue is a rose, filling the room with her sweet scent.• Sue (or Sue’s scent) and rose (or the rose’s
scent)are being compared.
My sister is such a witch.
• Sister is compared to a witch.
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EXAMPLES OF METAPHORBob is a hungry wolf.
• Bob is compared to a wolf.
Sue is a rose, filling the room with her sweet scent.• Sue (or Sue’s scent) and rose (or the rose’s scent)are being
compared.
My sister is such a witch.•Sister is compared to a witch. This class is my ticket out of EHS.
• (This) class is compared to ticket.
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A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities or actions.
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3. PERSONIFICATION
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EXAMPLES OF PERSONIFICATION
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EXAMPLES OF PERSONIFICATIONThe wind whispered her name.
Wind is being personified: “wind whispered”, because “wind” can’tactually “whisper.”
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The wind whispered her name.Wind is being personified: “wind whispered”, because “wind” can’tactually “whisper.” Love is blind.Love is being personified: because love has no eyes that could be blinded. (If something had eyes, saying it is “blind” isNOT personification.
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EXAMPLES OF PERSONIFICATION
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SOUND DEVICESPURPOSE IS TO CREATE A RHYTHM OR
SET THE TONE IN THE POEM.
4. Alliteration5. Assonance6. Onomatopoeia7. Rhyme: True Rhyme8. Rhyme: Internal Rhyme9. Rhyme: Near/Half (or Impure) Rhyme10. Rhyme: Eye Rhyme
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The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of neighboring words. (Consonants are all the letters except a, e, i, o, u, and y.)
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4. ALLITERATION
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EXAMPLES OF ALLITERATION
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EXAMPLES OF ALLITERATION
Thedark dance ofdeath whisked her away.Repetition of the “d” sound in “darkdance of death”
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EXAMPLES OF ALLITERATION
Thedark dance ofdeath whisked her away.Repetition of the “d” sound in “darkdance of death”
Like a lucky charm, he looks on.Repetition of the “l” sound in “Like,”
“lucky,” and “looks”
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The repetition of vowel sounds (within stressed syllables) of neighboring words.
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5. ASSONANCE
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EXAMPLES OF ASSONANCE
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EXAMPLES OF ASSONANCE
Talking and walking, hours on end.
Repetition of the “ah” sound in
“talking” “walking”
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Talking and walking, hours on end.
Repetition of the “ah” sound in
“talking” “walking”A turtle in the fertile soil.
Repetition of the “er” sound in
“turtle” “fertile”
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EXAMPLES OF ASSONANCE
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6. ONOMATOPOEIA
Words which imitate the sound they refer to.
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EXAMPLES OF ONOMATOPOEIA
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EXAMPLES OF ONOMATOPOEIA
The eagle whizzed past the buzzing bees. “whizzed” and “buzzing” imitate the sound they are referring to
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● The eagle whizzed past the buzzing bees. ○ “whizzed” and “buzzing” imitate the sound
they are referring to● Rip-roar fire, thegun stutters on.○ “Rip-roar” and “stutters”
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The eagle whizzed past the buzzing bees. “whizzed” and “buzzing” imitate the sound they are referring to
Rip-roar fire, the gun stutters on.“Rip-roar” and “stutters”
Plop, plop, fizz, fizz. Oh! What arelief it is. (from an Alka-Seltzer ad)
“Plop, plop” and “fizz, fizz” both sound like the sound they describe.
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EXAMPLES OF ONOMATOPOEIA
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7. RHYME
Words which end with the same sounds, usually at the end of lines.
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EXAMPLES OF RHYME
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EXAMPLES OF RHYME
So go ahead and preach, / ‘cause I’m the oneyou teach.
“teach” and “preach”
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EXAMPLES OF RHYME
So go ahead and preach, / ‘cause I’m the oneyou teach.
“teach” and “preach”You think you’re just so cool, / but you’re lookin’ like a fool.
“cool” and “fool”
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So go ahead and preach, / ‘cause I’m the oneyou teach.
“teach” and “preach”You think you’re just so cool, / but you’re lookin’ like a fool.
“cool” and “fool”When he holds me tight, / I know it’s going to be alright.
“tight” and “alright”19
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EXAMPLES OF RHYME
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8. INTERNAL RHYME
Rhyme within a line.
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EXAMPLES OFINTERNAL RHYME
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EXAMPLES OFINTERNAL RHYME
Bright night, a full moon above.
“bright” and “night”
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EXAMPLES OFINTERNAL RHYME
Bright night, a full moon above.“bright” and “night”
We will stay today and then we must go.
“stay” and “today”
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EXAMPLES OFINTERNAL RHYME
Bright night, a full moon above.“bright” and “night”
We will stay today and then we must go.
“stay” and “today”It’s a play day and we’re feeling good.
“play” and “day”
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9. NEAR/HALF RHYME
Slight or inaccurate repetition of sounds(also called impure rhyme).
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EXAMPLES OFNEAR/HALF RHYME
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On top of the hill, / the moon is full.
“hill” and “full”
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EXAMPLES OFNEAR/HALF RHYME
On top of the hill, / the moon is full.
“hill” and “full”
Give this to the man, / he’ll know what I mean.
“man” and “mean”
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10. EYE RHYME
Words that look like they rhyme (similar spelling), but do NOT rhyme (also called
sight rhyme).
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EXAMPLES OF EYE RHYME
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EXAMPLES OF EYE RHYME
Listen to the water flow,from top I don’t see how.“flow” and “how”
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EXAMPLES OF EYE RHYME
Listen to the water flow,from top I don’t see how.“flow” and “how”
When the game is over, a true champion we’ll discover.
“over” and “discover”
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EXAMPLES OF EYE RHYME
Listen to the water flow,from top I don’t see how.“flow” and “how”
When the game is over, a true champion we’ll discover.
“over” and “discover”What would I have to prove, to show you how much I love?
“prove” and “love”
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MISCELLANEOUS DEVICES
11. Hyperbole
12. Irony/Paradox
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11. HYPERBOLE
An obvious and deliberate exaggeration(to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).
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EXAMPLES OF A HYPERBOLE
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EXAMPLES OF A HYPERBOLE
I love you more than life itself.
Love is exaggerated.
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I love you more than life itself.
Love is exaggerated.
He could eat ahorse.
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EXAMPLES OF A HYPERBOLE
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12. IRONY
Saying the opposite of what you actually mean.(Paradox explained later.)
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EXAMPLES OF IRONY
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EXAMPLES OF IRONY
Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.
Surrounded by water in theocean, but none of it is drinkable.
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Water, water everywhere, but not a drop to drink.
Surrounded by water in theocean, but none of it is drinkable.
The directions were as clear as mud. Obviously, they weren’t very clear directions (this is also a simile!).
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12. PARADOX
A statement that seems to contradict or oppose itself, yet actually reveals some truth.
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EXAMPLES OF A PARADOX
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It’s hard work doing nothing.
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EXAMPLES OF A PARADOX
It’s hard work doing nothing.
Youth is wasted on the
young.
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EXAMPLES OF A PARADOX
It’s hard work doing nothing. Youth is
wasted on the young.
The more we know, the less we understand.
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EXAMPLES OF A PARADOX
It’s hard work doing nothing. Youth is wasted on
the young.
The more we know, the less we understand.
The less you have, the more you are free. (Or …the more you have.)
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EXAMPLES OF A PARADOX
It’s hard work doing nothing. Youth is wasted on
the young.
The more we know, the less we understand.
The less you have, the more you are free. (Or …the more you have.)
I can resist anything but temptation.
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EXAMPLES OF A PARADOX
It’s hard work doing nothing. Youth is wasted on
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The more we know, the less we understand.
The less you have, the more you are free. (Or …the more you have.)I can resist anything but temptation. Her silence
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Practicing Poetic Devices - Terms & Definitions
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Term/Device Definition Example of How it is Used in Poetry
1. simile
2. metaphor
3. personification
4. alliteration
5. assonance
6. onomatopoeia
7. rhyme: true/pure rhyme
8. rhyme: internal rhyme
9. rhyme: near/half/ impure rhyme
10. rhyme: eye rhyme
11. hyperbole
12. irony/paradox Irony: Paradox:
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Term/Device Definition Example of How it is Used in Poetry
1. simile A comparison of two things (that may or not be alike) using the words like or as.
Lisa looks like a total fox today. Bob is hungry as a wolf.
2. metaphor A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as. (Things = person, place, thing, or thought)
Bob is a hungry wolf. Lisa is a fox.This class is my ticket out of EHS.
3. personification A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities or actions.
The wind whispered her name. Love is blind.
4. alliteration The repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of neighboring words. (Consonants are all the letters except a, e, i, o, u, and y.)
The dark dance of death whisked her away. Like a lucky charm, he looks on.Summer is the sweaty circus scents.
5. assonance The repetition of vowel sounds (within stressed syllables) of neighboring words. (Vowels are a, e, i, o, u, and y.)
Talking and walking, hours on end. A turtle in the fertile soil.
6. onomatopoeia Words which imitate the sound they refer to. The eagle whizzed past the buzzing bees. Rip-roar fire, the gun stutters on.Plop, plop, fizz, fizz. Oh! What a relief it is. (from an Alka-Seltzer ad)
7. rhyme: true/pure rhyme
Words which end with the same sounds, usually at the end of lines. So go ahead and preach,ʻcause Iʼm the one you teach.
8. rhyme: internal rhyme Rhyme within a line. Bright night, a full moon above.We will stay today and then we must go.Itʼs a play day and weʼre feeling good.
9. rhyme: near/half/ impure rhyme
Slight or inaccurate repetition of sounds (also called impure rhyme). Hint: The vowel sounds in the words do not quite rhyme.
On top of the hill, the moon is full.
10. rhyme: eye rhyme Words that look like they rhyme (similar spelling), but do NOT rhyme (also called sight rhyme).
Listen to the water flow, from top I donʼt see how.(Other examples of eye/sight rhymes: prove/love, over/discover, height/weight, tomb/comb,sew/dew, plow/crow, do/so, though/rough, daughter/laughter, tone/gone, roll/doll, good/mood)
11. hyperbole An obvious and deliberate exaggeration (to emphasize something or for humorous purposes).
He could eat a horse. She cried for days.Running faster than the speed of light. I had a ton of homework.
12. irony/paradox Irony: Saying the opposite of what you actually mean.
Paradox: A statement that seems to contradict or oppose itself, yet actually reveals some truth.
Irony ex.: The directions were as clear as mud. Paradox ex.: Youth is wasted on the young.The less you have, the more you are free. Her silence was deafening.