give a detailed explanation about all the poetic devices
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Literary Terms
Authors and poets use various techniques to convey the meaning to their readers.
These techniques are called literary devices. The following are some of the literary terms you have
come across in the book:
A simile is a figure of speech in which someone or something is compared to a very different person or thing using as or like. Example: He is as brave as a lion.
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a person or thing is compared to another, otherwise
unrelated person or thing by stating that they are the same in a particular way. Example: She is a rose
Personification is a way of imagining non-living things or abstract ideas as human beings with
thoughts, actions and emotions. Example: The moon danced over the water.
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same consonant sound is repeated in consecutive
or closely-placed words in the same sentence. Example: Slithering snakes slither silently through
the grass.
Onomatopoeia is the use of words whose pronunciation is similar to the sounds they represent.
Examples: honk, bang, buzz.
Exclamation is a figure of speech which is used to draw attention to something in a way that a simple statement cannot. It is used to express surprise, strong emotion or pain. Example: How
tall the mountain is!
Irony is a figure of speech in which the real meaning is exactly the opposite of what is said.
Example: Oh, what a lovely day! (said when it is cold and raining).
A pun is a literary device which plays on the different meanings of the same word, or the similar sound of different words, to produce a humorous effect. Example: Without geometry, life is pointless.
A rhetorical question is a question to which no answer is expected. It is asked in order to encourage the listener to consider a message or a viewpoint. Example: Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which the writer exaggerates and makes something sound bigger or more impressive than it really is. Example: I told you a thousand times!
Euphemism is a literary device in which an unpleasant thing or sensitive topic is described in a way that makes it more acceptable. Example: He passed away is a euphemistic way of saying He died.
A run-on line is a literary device used in poems where a sentence runs on to the next line. The full meaning of the sentence can be understood only by reading the two lines together. Example:
Lord, please give some sense of direction to this beetle/Who keeps blundering through the open window/And falling into the goldfish bowl.
Imagery is a literary device where descriptive language is used to help the reader imagine the world described in the narrative. It appeals to the five senses. Example: A burning forehead, and
a parching tongue.
Repetition is a literary device where the same word or phrase is repeated at intervals to emphasize a particular idea. Example: But I have promises to keep./And miles to go before sleep,/And miles to go before I sleep.
Transferred epithet is a literary device where an adjective is placed beside a noun other than the one it is actually qualifying. It shifts the qualities of a person to an inanimate object. Example: He has spent a sleepless night.
Synecdoche is a literary device where a part of something is used to represent the whole and vice versa. Example: She stared at the faces which were hurrying along.
Metonymy is a literary device where an object that is not actually a part of something but is closely associated with it is used for referring to that object. Example: Let me give you a hand with the word. (Here, 'hand' means 'help)
Climax is a literary device where words, phrases and sentences are arranged in the order of increasing importance to lead to a peak dramatic moment. Example: I came, I saw, I conquered.
Apostrophe is a literary device in which the speaker breaks away from the present scene to address an imaginary person or object. Example: Death, be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful.
Answer:
Literary Terms
Authors and poets use various techniques to convey the meaning to their readers.
These techniques are called literary devices. The following are some of the literary terms you have
come across in the book:
A simile is a figure of speech in which someone or something is compared to a very different person or thing using as or like. Example: He is as brave as a lion.
A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a person or thing is compared to another, otherwise
unrelated person or thing by stating that they are the same in a particular way. Example: She is a rose
Personification is a way of imagining non-living things or abstract ideas as human beings with
thoughts, actions and emotions. Example: The moon danced over the water.
Alliteration is a figure of speech in which the same consonant sound is repeated in consecutive
or closely-placed words in the same sentence. Example: Slithering snakes slither silently through
the grass.
Onomatopoeia is the use of words whose pronunciation is similar to the sounds they represent.
Examples: honk, bang, buzz.
Exclamation is a figure of speech which is used to draw attention to something in a way that a simple statement cannot. It is used to express surprise, strong emotion or pain. Example: How
tall the mountain is!
Irony is a figure of speech in which the real meaning is exactly the opposite of what is said.
Example: Oh, what a lovely day! (said when it is cold and raining).
A pun is a literary device which plays on the different meanings of the same word, or the similar sound of different words, to produce a humorous effect. Example: Without geometry, life is pointless.
A rhetorical question is a question to which no answer is expected. It is asked in order to encourage the listener to consider a message or a viewpoint. Example: Aren't you ashamed of yourself?
Hyperbole is a figure of speech in which the writer exaggerates and makes something sound bigger or more impressive than it really is. Example: I told you a thousand times!
Euphemism is a literary device in which an unpleasant thing or sensitive topic is described in a way that makes it more acceptable. Example: He passed away is a euphemistic way of saying He died.
A run-on line is a literary device used in poems where a sentence runs on to the next line. The full meaning of the sentence can be understood only by reading the two lines together. Example:
Lord, please give some sense of direction to this beetle/Who keeps blundering through the open window/And falling into the goldfish bowl.
Imagery is a literary device where descriptive language is used to help the reader imagine the world described in the narrative. It appeals to the five senses. Example: A burning forehead, and
a parching tongue.
Repetition is a literary device where the same word or phrase is repeated at intervals to emphasize a particular idea. Example: But I have promises to keep./And miles to go before sleep,/And miles to go before I sleep.
Transferred epithet is a literary device where an adjective is placed beside a noun other than the one it is actually qualifying. It shifts the qualities of a person to an inanimate object. Example: He has spent a sleepless night.
Synecdoche is a literary device where a part of something is used to represent the whole and vice versa. Example: She stared at the faces which were hurrying along.
Metonymy is a literary device where an object that is not actually a part of something but is closely associated with it is used for referring to that object. Example: Let me give you a hand with the word. (Here, 'hand' means 'help)
Climax is a literary device where words, phrases and sentences are arranged in the order of increasing importance to lead to a peak dramatic moment. Example: I came, I saw, I conquered.
Apostrophe is a literary device in which the speaker breaks away from the present scene to address an imaginary person or object. Example: Death, be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful.