E9 Poetic Devices

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Personification

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Attributing human characteristics to an animal, object or abstract idea.

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Simile

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A direct comparison of two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.

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Alliteration

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The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words.

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Imagery

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The use of vivid language to generate ideas and/or evoke mental images.

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Metaphor

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A direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Onomatopoeia

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A word that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound it describes.

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Hyperbole

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An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.

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Oxymoron

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A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

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Symbolism

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The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

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Rhyme

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The correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words.