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what are the poetic devices ?? name them all. write a brief description on them & give eg s from any poem
Poetic devices and examples Similes: figures of speech that compares two unlike things, using the words like or as. "His feet were as big as boats." Alliteration: the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." Metaphor: a figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly, without the use of like or as. "Her hair is silk." Personification: assigning human qualities to non-human things. "The tropical storm slept for two days." Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds. "Boom. Gurgle. Plink." Hyperbole: an expression of exaggeration. "I nearly died laughing." Symbolism: using an object to represent an idea. A symbol means what it is and also something more. Lions often symbolize royalty. Puns: words with a humorous double meaning, a "play on words." "A dog not only has a fur coat but also pants. "Idioms: expressions that have a meaning apart from the meanings of the individual words. "It's raining cats and dogs." Foot: the time period into which the beat of the poetic line is divided. A foot is made up of several syllables, some long and some short. Meter: refers to how the feet are put together to form lines of poetry. The combinations of long and short syllables give poetry a musical feel. Rhythm: the pattern of long and short syllables in a poetic line. In modern poetry, some words receive greater vocal emphasis than others. Lyrics: what poets write, the actual words used to form the framework of rhythm and meter. Mood: the overall feeling the poem creates. Mood, or tone, for example, can be playful, sad, lonely, angry or joyful.


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