poetic devices

Poetic devices and Literary Devices

By Muhammad sameel Bhatty

What are literary devices and what are poetic devices?

Remember! Poetic devices and literary devices are the same.But they just have different spellings and pronunciations

Types of literary devices

• personification

• imagery

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia 

• alliteration 

• and some more 

But today we will only learn 4 out of these.

personification,simile,metaphor and imagery

Personification

Personification is when you give someone or some thing(other than human beings) humans traits.

E.g.The book was dancing

E.g.The animals were dancing

E.g.The trees were talking

Multiple Choice

"The tree was taking bath in the rain."

What is being personified?

• Tree

• Bath

• Rain

simile

simile is the comparison of two or more unlikely things with using as or like.

E.g.You are as blind as a bat

E.g.You are as brave as a lion

E.g.You are like a beautiful tree

Multiple Select

what do you understand by the term simile? Choose the correct Options(You can choose more then one).

• it is a comparison of two or more unlike things.

• It is a comparison of two or more unlike things by using as or like.

• It is a comparison of two or more unlike things without using as and like.

• It is a comparison of two or more similar things.

Metaphor

Metaphor is the comparison of two unlike things without the use of as and like

E.g.You are a lion

E.g.You are my cheeta

E.g.He has a heart of gold

Multiple Choice

Fill in the sentence:

My Dad is a mighty __________

• lion

• elephant

• spider

• Dimond

Imagery

Imagery refers to the five senses that are

Visual imagery (sight)

Auditory imagery (hearing)

Olfactory imagery (smell)

Gustatory imagery (taste)

Tactile imagery (touch)

Multiple Choice

How does imagery help us understand the story?

• It doesn't
• By expressing how the author is feeling
• Imagery helps us to see, touch, taste, smell, and feel what the characters feel and see
• By telling the mood