Poetic Devices

a comparison of two unlike things using the words like or as

• simile

• metaphor

• irony

• personification

an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

• juxtaposition

• idiom

• hyperbole

• allusion

giving human qualities to nonhuman things

• personification

• imagery

• hyperbole

• irony

an expression that means something totally different than the the literal interpretation of its words would suggest

• literal language

• idiom

• assonance

• onomatopoeia

uses words or phrases that do not have everyday, literal meanings

• literal language

• figurative language

• assonance

• allusion

describes using 5 senses; helps you see it in your mind

• juxtaposition

• simile

• idiom

• imagery

words with sounds that imitate the meaning of what they are describing, i.e. "boom" or "splash"

• personification

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• metaphor

What gives a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance

• Pun

• Irony

• Allusion

• Personification

What is a word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing

• Figurative Language

• Pun

• Onomatopoeia

• Personification

What uses symbols to signify ideas and qualities, by giving them meanings that are different from their literal sense.

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Theme

• Alliteration