What are the poetic devices? Give 5 examples of each.
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Answer:
Poetic devices are a form of literary device used in poetry.
- Alliteration is a literary device where words are used in quick succession and begin with letters belonging to the same sound group
Example:
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way. The ‘W’ sound is highlighted and repeated throughout the sentence.
2.An allusion is a figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, or literary work by way of a passing reference
Example:
It’s no wonder everyone refers to Mary as another Mother Teresa in the making; she loves to help and care after people everywhere, from the streets to her own friends.
In the example the author uses the mention of Mother Teresa to indicate the sort of qualities that Mary has.
3.Amplification refers to a literary practice wherein the writer embellishes the sentence by adding more information to it in order to increase its worth and understandability.
Example:
Original sentence: “The thesis paper was difficult.” After amplification: “The thesis paper was difficult: it required extensive research, data collection, sample surveys, interviews and a lot of fieldwork.”
4.Anagrams are an extremely popular form of literary device wherein the writer jumbles up parts of the word to create a new word.
Example:
An anagram for “debit card” is “bad credit”. As you can see, both phrases use the same letters. By mixing the letters a bit of humor is created.