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Poetic Devices

By Ian Huffaker

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POETIC DEVICES

(THEY'RE THE THINGS THAT MAKE POETRY PRETTY)

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IF YOU WANT TO COMPARE

USE A METAPHOR OR SIMILE

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STRONG LIKE A BEAR

...IS A SIMILE

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HE IS A MAGICIAN ON THE SOCCER PITCH

...IS A METAPHOR

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AND IF YOU WANT TO EXAGGERATE...

USE HYPERBOLE

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I'M SO HUNGRY THAT I COULD EAT A HORSE

IS A HYPERBOLE

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AS IS...

I'M SO MAD THAT MY HEAD IS GOING TO EXPLODE!

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YOU NEED TO ALLITERATE TO TALK ABOUT IT

IF YOUR FRIEND, FREDDY, FRIES FROGS ON FRIDAYS...

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IF IT SEEMS LIKE THE WIND HAS WHISPERED TO YOU,

IT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE PERSONIFIED IT.

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REPETITION IS REPETITION IS REPETITION

IS REPETITION

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AN ANALOGY IS A LONG METAPHOR

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OGRES ARE A LOT LIKE ONIONS

THEY HAVE MANY LAYERS...

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AND AS YOU PEEL THE LAYERS, YOU MIGHT CRY

BECAUSE OGRES ARE COMPLICATED.

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IF YOU NEED TO WRITE A SOUND,

USE AN ONOMATOPOEIA!

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IF YOU USE IMAGERY,

YOU DESCRIBE SOMETHING FOR ONE OF THE 5 SENSES

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AND THAT'S IT...

FOR NOW

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Created by:

Ian Huffaker