Poetic+devices


 * 1) Hyperbole- // My mom will kill me- Exaggeration for dramatic effect. //
 * 2) Alliteration- // My mother made me mash my M&M's- Using words that have similar first letters for poetic effect. //
 * 3) Rhythm & Rhyme- // I'm a duck that wants to suck some muck- Using Rhyming words in a rhythm for poetic effect. //
 * 4) Metaphor- // His steps were thunder- A comparison of two words without using like or as. //
 * 5) Analogy- //Peace is to war as happy is to sad.- Using examples to compare things.//
 * 6) Repetition- //You are smart, You are a Genius- Saying a word many times over and over to emphasize a point.//
 * 7) Personification // - The wind whistled- When an inanimite object is given animate properties for poetic effect. //
 * 8) Allusion- // Love was her Achilles heel- An indirect reference to a different work of literature. //
 * 9) Euphemism- // He's passed. (as oppose to He's died)- When you use a more polite or sugar-coated term to say something. //
 * 10) Imagery- //The snow whirled beautifully- Using creative and poetic language to create a powerful image.//
 * 11) Irony- //Mr Tall is only 4' tall!- 3 Types: Dramatic, Situational, and Verbal- Creating humor by juxtaposing the reality with what is shown.//
 * 12) Malapropism- //We will practice most obscenely- Using the wrong word in a situation, often while trying to sound smarter than you really are.//
 * 13) Onomatopoeia- // Oink! Oink!- Using a word for a sound, usually pronounced exactly how it is written. //
 * 14) Oxymoron- // Rational Christians- A combination of words that contradict each other. //
 * 15) Satire- // Vote conservative or GET STABBED!- A bitter form of irony, often used in political cartoons. //
 * 16) Simile- // The pain burned like fire //<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- // A direct comparison using like or as. //
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Symbol- // The cross symbolizes faith to God- A picture or an item with a far greater meaning then the item itself. //
 * 18) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Theme- // The theme of the madness of love in A Midsummer Night's Dream- A recurrent image throughout the story, that links the main plot points. //