Question

How many types of poetic device? Describe each type by giving an example. plzz help me tomorrow is my board exam....pl,z

Answer 1

AlliterationThe repetition of initial consonant soundsAssonanceThe repetition of vowel soundsImageryWords or phrases that appeal to any sense or any combination of sensesMetaphorA 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 comparisonMeterThe recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllablesOnomatopoeiaThe use of words which imitate soundPersonificationA figure of speech which endows animals, ideas, or inanimate objects with human traits or abilitiesPoint-of-viewThe author's point-of-view concentrates on the vantage point of the speaker, or "teller", of the story or poem (1st person: the speaker is a character in the story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective, 3rd person limited: the speaker is not part of the story, but tells about the other characters but limits information about what one character sees and feels, 3rd person omniscient: the speaker is not part of the story, but is able to "know" and describe what all characters are thinking)RepetitionThe repeating words, phrases, lines, or stanzasRhymeThe similarity of ending sounds existing between two wordsSimileA comparison between two objects using a specific word or comparison such as "like", "as", or "than"StanzaA grouping of two or more lines of a poem in terms of length, metrical form, or rhyme scheme