Poetic+Devices

__Poetic Devices Definitions__
__Hyperbole__ - when you state something that is obviously exaggeration. __Example__ - "His mom said she would __kill__ __him__ if he was late for school."

__Alliteration__ - when the beginning of a group of words are the same. __Example__ - "The __beautiful__, __busy__, __baboon__ was __busing__ to work."

__Rhythm__ - when the all the words seem to flow with each other and usually have a couple rhymes. __Example__ - "He was wandering __around__ __town__, and he had a __big__ __frown__."

__Rhyme__ - when the ending of two words sound exactly the same. __Example__ - "The __fat__ __cat__ ate lots of food."

__Metaphor__ - when you use a bit of hyperbole to improve the meaning of your statement. __Example__ - "You have a __heart__ __of__ __gold__."

__Analogy__ - when you use the word as to help enhance the meaning of your first statement. __Example__ - "She was as beautiful __as__ __the__ __sunset__."

__Repetition__ - when you use the same word over and over again in a single sentence or paragraph. __Example__ - "The man had a __big__ bag, a __big__ house, and a __big__ car."

__Personification__ - when you give an inanimate object a human verb. __Example__ - "Every morning my alarm clock would __scream__ at me to wake up."

__Allusion__ - when the writer refers to a reference from something else. __Example__ - "I can still make plays and score goals, but I am not __Bobby__ __Orr__."

__Euphemism__ - when you change an expression, but keep the same meaning. __Example__ - "When he finally made it into the NHL he made a ton __dough__." (Dough is referring to money).

__Imagery__ - when you are reading and you get a mental image of what is happening. __Example__ - "As the __sunset__ was shining on the leaves, the __beautiful__ oak tree was __glistening__ with the wind.

__Irony__ - when the opposite of what you expect to happen, happens. __Example__ - "The Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup, but we all __thought__ Vancouver would win because they were leading the series 3-2."

__Malapropism__ - when you mix up a couple letter to change the word and the meaning of the sentence. __Example__ - "If you combine they and are together you get the __contraption__ "they're"." Contraption should really be a contraction.

__Onomatopoeia__ - if you say the word out loud it is the sound of the word when it is played/heard. __Example__ - "The door went "__BANG__" as the door slammed close."

__Oxymoron__ - when you use two of the exact opposite adjectives to describe one noun. __Example__ - "The lion had a very __dull__ __roar__."

__Satire__ - when you make fun of something that is very popular/well known in a humorous way. __Example__ - "Weird Al Yankovic makes __funny__ __parody's__ of songs."

__Simile__ - when you compare a statement with another statement using as or like. __Example__ - "His shirt was blue __like__ the sky."

__Symbol__ - when the author makes a small hint in his writing which reflects on something that happens in the future of the writing. __Example__ - "The man __never__ __wanted__ to __hurt__ anyone. Nearing the end of the book he may have been in a situation where he needed to __attack__."

__Theme__ - what the whole novel/writing piece is about. __Example__ - "The theme in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" is __love__."