Poetic Device

 

Figurative Devices

1. Simile

A comparison using "like" or "as."

• Example: "Her eyes sparkled like diamonds."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

2. Metaphor

A direct comparison between two unlike things.

• Example: "Time is a thief."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

3. Personification

Giving human qualities to non-human things.

• Example: "The wind whispered through the trees."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

4. Hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration used for emphasis.

• Example: "I’ve told you a million times."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

5. Alliteration

The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

• Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

6. Onomatopoeia

Words that imitate sounds.

• Example: "The bees buzzed in the garden."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

7. Imagery

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.

• Example: "The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the air."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

8. Symbolism

Using an object or action to represent something more significant.

• Example: "A red rose symbolizes love."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

9. Assonance

The repetition of vowel sounds within words.

• Example: "The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain."

• Your Example: _________________________________________

10. Consonance

The repetition of consonant sounds, often at the end of words.

• Example: "The lumpy, bumpy road."

• Your Example: _________________________________________