PoeticDevices

Hyperbole - Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Alliteration - the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words Rhythm & Rhyme - the flow of the poem and how well it rhymes Metaphor - A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable Analogy - comparing two things that are similar in their physical or metaphorical characteristics Repetition - The action of repeating something Personification - giving a person's characteristics to an object that is not alive Allusion - An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. Euphemism - ** A mild or indirect word or expression for one too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing ** = Imagery - Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work. = Irony - The expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

Malapropism - the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar.

Onomatopoea- The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g., cuckoo, sizzle).

Oxymoron - figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).

Satire - The use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.

Simile - A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, (e.g., as brave as a lion).

Symbol - A thing that represents or stands for something else, esp. a material object representing something abstract.

Theme - a particular setting or ambience to (a venue or activity).