Question

what is poetic device? How many types of poetic device are there &how can we identify which type of poetic device is used in the passage??

Answer 1

Poetic devices are literary words which are used to beautify the poem by adding special effects to it. Given below is a list of some of the poetic devices. Read them carefully and you shall understand.

Alliteration- is the repetition of initial consonant sounds.

Allusion- is a direct or indirect reference to a familiar figure, place or event from history, literature, mythology or the Bible.

Contrast- the comparison or juxtaposition of things that are different.

Hyperbole- an exaggeration in the service of truth - an overstatement.

Imagery-is the representation through language of sense experience. The    image most often suggests a mental picture, but an image may also represent a sound, smell, taste or tactile experience. 

Irony-is a literary device which reveals concealed or contradictory meanings.  

Metaphor- a comparison between two things which are essentially dissimilar. The comparison is implied rather than directly stated.  

Onomatopoeia- the use of words which sound like what they mean.

Personification- giving human attributes to an animal, object or idea.

Rhyme scheme- any pattern of rhymes in poetry. Each new sound is assigned the next letter in the alphabet.

Simile- a comparison between two things which are essentially dissimilar. The comparison is directly stated through words such as like, as, than or resembles.

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