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This guide delves into the various poetic devices used in literature to enhance expression and creativity. Readers will explore concepts such as personification, alliteration, assonance, hyperbole, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, imagery, idioms, and consonance. Each device is explained with simple definitions and vivid examples to illustrate their effectiveness in poetry and prose. This is an ideal resource for students, educators, and poetry lovers looking to deepen their understanding of the art of language and its rich expressive potential.
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Example : The boat hugging the shore PERSONIFICATION AN ANIMAL GIVEN HUMAN –LIKE QUALITIES OR AN OBJECT GIVEN LIFE-LIKE QUALITIES.
ALLITERATION EXAMPLE :Pretty Polly picked pears for preserves • CONSONANT SOUNDS REPEATED AT THE BEGINNING OF WORDS
ASSONANCE REPEATED VOWEL SOUNDS IN A LINE OR LINES OF POETRY.
HYPERBOLE EXAMPLE: I’m so tried I could sleep for a year • EXAGGERATION OFTEN USED FOR EMPHASIS
ONOMATOPOEIA EXAMPLE: BUZZ • WORDS THAT IMITATE THE SOUND THEY ARE NAMING
EXAMPLE: MY MIND IS A OCEAN ;MY WORDS ARE A RIVER METAPHOR A DIRECT COMPARISON OF TWO UNLIKE THING
EXAMPLE: MY MIND IS A OCEAN ;IT’S AS SMOOTH AS JAZZ SIMILE A COMPARISON OF TWO THINGS USING ‘’ LIKE’’ OR ‘’AS’’.
Imagery Most images are visual, but they can also appeal to the senses of sound, touch, taste or smell.
Idiom An expression where the literal meaning of the words .
