Question

Describe the various poetic devices.

Answer 1

simile- it is when there is comparison between two thing by using words like, as, so etc.
metaphor- it is when two things are shown one.
personification- it is when we show non living things as living.
hyperbole- when any sentence is emphasized by overstatement.
oxymoron- when there is contradiction between words like amazingly stupid.
pun- a pun consists in use of a word in such a way that it is capable of more than one application, the object is being to produce a ludicrous (idiotic) effect. in short can be identified if there is any funny effect.
irony- it states that the more indirect you are the more polite you becomes