poetic devices
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Poetic Devices. Literary Elements Notes Miss Russ’s English Class. Figurative Language. Expressions that emphasize imaginative language. METAPHOR SIMILE PERSONIFICATION. Metaphor. Comparison between two unlike things. Example: s ea of grief green with envy. Simile. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Poetic DevicesLiterary Elements NotesMiss Russ’s English Class
Figurative LanguageExpressions that
emphasize imaginative language.METAPHOR
SIMILEPERSONIFICATION
MetaphorComparison between
two unlike things.Example:
sea of griefgreen with envy
SimileComparison between two unlike things using like or
as.Example:
hungry as a horsebright like a flashlight
PersonificationGiving human
qualities to something that is not human.
Example
ImageryUsing language that
appeals to the senses.VISUALAURAL
OLFACTORYTACTILE
GUSTATORY
ThemeThe unifying subject
or idea.
OxymoronContradiction of word
meanings that create a new understanding.
Example:jumbo shrimp
living dead
SymbolSomething that stands
for something else.
HyperboleUsing exaggeration to evoke strong emotion or ideas, and are NOT
taken literally.
IronyContrast between what
we expect and what really happens.DRAMATIC
SITUATIONALVERBAL
SARCAS
M
ToneSpeaker’s attitude!
MoodEmotional effect that the text creates for
the audience.
RhymeThe repetition of similar sounds in more than one
word.
cat hat bat that vat gnat fat at chat splat brat flat spat mat pat
rat sat
Rhyme SchemePattern of rhyme between lines of a poem or song.
“Sharing” by Shel SilversteinI’ll share your toys, I’ll share your money, I’ll share your toast, I’ll share your honey, I’ll share your milk and your cookies too— The hard part’s sharing mine with you.
AABB
OnomatopoeiaWord that imitates sound.
BUZZ…
.
BOOM!
AlliterationRepetition of a particular
sound in a series of words; same sound at the beginning
of the words.
She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
ConsonanceRepetition of the same
consonant (non-vowel) sound in a series of words; same
sound in the words.
Mammals named Sam are clammy.
AssonanceRepetition of a vowel
sound to create internal rhyming.
white high night