Poetic+Devices


 * Find definitions and at least one example of the following poetic devices. No Copy and paste. Use your own words!**
 * 1) **Hyperbole- **when you imply something that is an extravagance of what actually happened. ex: I'm going to die if you don't tell me!
 * 2) **Alliteration- **a repetition of the sounds in the begenning of a poem. ex: Dressy dalmatian David was...
 * 3) **Rhythm & Rhyme- **rhyming words that in a certain order. ex: When I sleep, I snooze deep.
 * 4) **Metaphor-** discussing about completely two unlike things. ex: I need to paint my nails after math.
 * 5) **Analogy- **comparing deuce pair of words who have smilar meanings. ex: writer:novel, actor:movie
 * 6) **Repetition- **the repeating of words, stanzas, phrases, etc. ex: I usually sleep when I weep. To sleep is my favourite activity when I'm unhappy.
 * 7) **Personification- **giving human characteristics to objects or animals; things that aren't human. ex: The sun looks so happy up there.
 * 8) **Allusion- **an indirect reference or hint to a person, place, event, literary work, myth, or works of art. ex: Have you seen that museum's art?
 * 9) **Euphemism- **a term used to state a phrase or something of the like by suggesting it, instead of just declaring it. ex: The other shoes looked much better on you.
 * 10) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Imagery- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a piece of writing that has to do with one or all of the five senses; hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, and smelling. ex: That cheese tastes delicious.
 * 11) **<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Irony- **<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">when something unexpected pops up and you realize that it's funny because something similar or connected to that subject happened to you the other day. ex: It's really ironic how my friend bought the exact same colour nail polish I did, and on the same day, yet different time!
 * 12) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Malapr ****<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">opism- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">often misspronouncing words that sound alike. ex: I wood like it is she could actually apprehend it. (apprehend, comprehend)
 * 13) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Onomatopoeia- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a sound that represents the words meaning. ex: Boink, Clatter.
 * 14) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oxymoron- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">to put opposing words next to each other. ex: where, there.
 * 15) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Satire- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a creative form of expression that is humourorus and where you have to use wit, because it can have criticism. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">ex. Song parodies.
 * 16) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Simile- ** comparing things using like or as. ex: She eats like a horse.
 * 17) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Symbol- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">a representation of the main idea/theme. ex: The rose is extremely red. (rose)
 * 18) **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Theme- ** the main idea/message stated. ex: Once upon a time there was a mean girl. All the other girls didn't like that one mean girl who bullied them, so they ganged up on her. They decided to get revenge. Theme: Don't be mean because how you act towards people might decide how they act towards you.