POETIC DEVICES - HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS BY CAROLYN WELLS

HOW TO TELL WILD ANIMALS

CAROLYN WELLS

POETIC DEVICES

LITERARY TECHNIQUES USED BY POETS TO ENHANCE MEANING/INTENSIFY MOOD OR FEELINGS/ TO MAKE IT RHYME.

RHYME SCHEME

• A rhyme scheme is the pattern of sounds that repeats at the end of a line or stanza.

  
  

• ababcc

ALLITERATION

• STANZAS 2 - SOUND OF "R" REPEATED

• STANZA 3 - 'H', L SOUNDS ARE REPEATED

• STANZA 4' - B' SOUND REPEATED

• STANZA5 - 'N' SOUND REPEATED

• STANZA 6 - 'H' SOUND REPEATED

INVERSION

• REVERSE THE ORDER OF SENTENCE TO CREATE RHYMING EFFECT

• STANZA -1,2

ASSONANCE

• REPETITION OF VOWELS (NEARBY WORDS)

• STANZAS - 1, 2 3 4,5,6

ENJAMBMENT

• CONTINUATION OF A SENTENCE WITHOUT A PAUSE AND WITHOUT PUNCTUATION

• STANZAS 1,4, 5

REPETITION

• REPETITION OF WORDS OR PHRASES

• STANZA 3