Poetic+Devises


 * Hyperbole: A hyperbole is a large exaggeration to emphasis and importance to a statement. Such as when Mr. Janzen threatened to throw Kate's phone out the window and then drive over it with his car.
 * Alliteration: A repetition of a consonant sound. i.e: "Peter piper picked a pack of purple peppers"
 * Rhythm & Rhyme:
 * Metaphor: Making a direct connection between two objects by using the words like 'is'. i.e: "Her blackness of her sweater is the misery and pain in my soul."
 * Analogy: a similarity between like features of two things, on [|which] acomparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and apump.
 * Repetition: The repetition of a consonant. Peter pipper picked a pack of purple peppers.
 * Personification: Giving human characteristics to a non human object. i.e: "That guitar has soul dude"
 * Allusion: a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication: an allusion to Shakespeare.
 * Euphemism: Making something scary, harsh, bad, or mean sound better. "Wer' gon take care of em'"
 * Imagery: Sentences providing a scene full of vision and detail.
 * Irony: The statement of two opposing opinions or happening. "The poor man died from having a truck carrying money on it fall over on him."
 * Malapropism: Using the wrong word in a statement. Such as, "I'm sick on halloween, how ironic."
 * Onomatopoeia: Words which represent a sound when pronounced. "OOFF, GAH, ZOOM."
 * Oxymoron: Two statements that directly contradict each other. Such as in the book 1984, "War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength."
 * Satire: Using irony, sarcasm, and mockery against another thing to point out it's mistakes or points.
 * Simile: A comparison between two objects using the words like or as. i.e: "The misery and pain in my soul is as black as her sweater."
 * Symbol: An object that symoblizes an idea or concept in the story. i.e: "
 * Theme: The overall message of a story. Usually are aspect of humanity. Such as: Greed, hate, bias, etc.