poetic+devises+definitions


 * Hyperbole**: exaggeration for dramatic effect

**Alliteration**: The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

**Rhythm & Rhyme**: ﻿ internal 'feel' of beat and metre perceived when poetry is read aloud and repetition of same sounds

**Metaphor**: A comparison between two objects with the intent of giving clearer meaning to one of them. Often forms of the "to be" verb are used, such as "is" or "was", to make the comparison.

**Analogy**: the comparison of two things by explaining one to show how it is similar to the other.

**Repetition**: the repeating of words, phrases, lines, or stanzas.

**Personification**: giving human qualities to something thats not human.

**Allusion**: is a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art. Casual reference to a famous historical or literary figure or event. An allusion may be drawn from history, geography, literature, or religion.

**‍****Euphemism**: is the substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener;[1] or in the case of doublespeak, to make it less troublesome for the speaker.Imagery: is language that evokes one or all of the five senses: seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, touching.

**Irony**: is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant. The use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning; a statement or situation where the meaning is contradicted by the appearance or presentation of the idea. Three kinds of irony:

//verbal irony//

//dramatic irony//

//irony of situation//

**Malapropism**: is an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the confusion of words that are similar in sound.

**Onomatopoeia**: is a word that imitates the sound it represents. Example: splash, wow, gush, kerplunk

**Oxymoron**: is putting two contradictory words together. Examples:hot ice, cold fire, wise fool, sad joy, eloquent silence

**Satire**: a literary term used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weakness, often with the intent of correcting, or changing, the subject of the satiric attack

**Simile**: is the comparison of two unlike things using //like// or //as//.

**Symbol**: is using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.
 * The practice of representing things by means of symbols or of attributing symbolic meanings or significance to objects, events, or relationships.
 * A system of symbols or representations.
 * A symbolic meaning or representation.

**Theme**: is the general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to express. All of the elements of [|literary terms] contribute to theme. A simple theme can often be stated in a single sentence.