10 simplest poetic devices with example
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1.Alliteration: Alliteration involves the quick repetition of the first letters, and therefore the first sounds, of words. e.g
New aunt Anita aimed to avoid annoying her tired sister.
2.Personification:Giving inanimate objects and other phenomena human traits. e.g
The leaves danced in the wind, twirling round and round before bowing out and resting on the cold ground.
3.Simile: Comparing two unrelated things to creating new understanding and meaning. They are marked by the use of "like," "as,"or "such as."
She ran like the wind.
4.Foreshadowing: Words, phrases, or events that hint or suggest to the reader what's going to happen in the story. eg
In To Kill a Mockingbird, finding the presents in the oak tree foreshadows the truth about Boo Radley.
5. Satire: Using humor, wit, or sarcasm to expose human vice or folly. eg
My favorite example is Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal."
6.Symbolism: Using objects or action to mean something more than what appears on the surface. eg
The dawn of a new day often is used to symbolize a new beginning.
7.Onomatopoeia: Words whose sound mimics natural sounds or sounds of an object. These words help bring the reader into the scene by working on the senses.
Bang! Flutter. Buzzzzz! Hum.
8.Metaphor: A device that asserts that one object is another, bringing new meaning to the original subject for a fresh understanding.
A common metaphor: it's raining cats and dogs.
9.Hyperbole: Exaggerating a statement or idea to emphasize a point or emotion. eg
She's so thin she could thread a needle.
10. Oxymoron. A device that puts two contradictory ideas together to create complex meaning. (See top photo)
Their relationship was an open secret.