Poetic+Devices

Definition: I s the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical devicee or figure of speech. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is not meant to be taken literally Example: Her brain is the sign of a pea. Defintion: When two or more words in a poem begin with the same letter or sound. Example: Rabbits Running over Roses
 * __Hyperbole__ **
 * __Alliteration__ **

Definition: a movement with uniform recurrence of a beat or accent & Rhyme is not only a recurrence but a matching of sounds Example: One, two, Buckle my shoe. Three, four, Shut the door. Definition: is a cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression corresponding to such a process Example: The relationship between them began to thaw. This means that the relationship was changing. Defintion: A trope or figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is given human qualities or abilities. Example: "Oreo: Milk’s favorite cookie."
 * __Rhythm & Rhyme__ **
 * __Analogy__ **
 * __Personification__ **

Definition: A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event Example: “I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s.” Definition: A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction Example: "Ralph, if you're gonna be a phony, you might as well be a //real phony//." Definition: The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive Example: Passed away instead of died
 * __Allusion__ **
 * __Oxymoron__ **
 * __Euphemism__ **
 * __Imagery__ **

Definition: Vivid descriptive language that appeals to one or more of the senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste).
Example: Though I was on the sheer face of a mountain, the feeling of swinging through the air was euphoric, almost like flying without wings. Definition: the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning Example: the irony of her reply, “How nice!”when I said I had to work all weekend.
 * __Irony__ **

Definition: Absurd or humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound. Example: **"This series has been swings and pendulums all the way through."** Definition: The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: The clock goes tick tock. Definition: A text or performance that uses irony, derision, or wit to expose or attack human vice, foolishness, or stupidity. Example: Definition: Simile is when you compare two nouns (persons, places or things) that are unlike, with "like" or "as." Example: " The water is like the sun" Definition:Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible. Example:
 * __Malapropism__ **
 * __Onomatopoeia__ **
 * __Satire__ **
 * __SImile__ **
 * __Symbol__ **
 * __Theme__ **