Poetic Devices
On this page, you can learn about all the different Poetic Devices that can help you when writing anything. Its sort of to give your writing that extra something that will help it to stand out from everyone else's. Some poetic devices can help make your poem very dramatic and some will make it hilarious.
Onomatopoeia- a word that describes what it sounds like. For example: the bees buzz, and the dynamite went boom!
Alliteration- The repetition of the beginning sounds. For example: A small square simple sandwich, and a sticky sock stuffie.
Hyperbole- an extreme exaggeration. For example: I've told you a million times, and I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Metaphor- a comparison when you say something IS something else. For example: Christmas is a single star, and My teacher is a bear.
Personification- When objects are given a human-like characteristics or actions. For example: The trees whistled in the wind, and the train cried out as it passed a pack of dear.
Simile- a comparison using like or as. For example: He was as slow as a slug, and my mom was as angry as a bear.
Now that you know the simple and basic Poetic devices, you can be on your way to explore the rest of this awesome website. Enjoy.
Alliteration- The repetition of the beginning sounds. For example: A small square simple sandwich, and a sticky sock stuffie.
Hyperbole- an extreme exaggeration. For example: I've told you a million times, and I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.
Metaphor- a comparison when you say something IS something else. For example: Christmas is a single star, and My teacher is a bear.
Personification- When objects are given a human-like characteristics or actions. For example: The trees whistled in the wind, and the train cried out as it passed a pack of dear.
Simile- a comparison using like or as. For example: He was as slow as a slug, and my mom was as angry as a bear.
Now that you know the simple and basic Poetic devices, you can be on your way to explore the rest of this awesome website. Enjoy.