Poetic+Devices


 * Hyperbole -** an exaggeration or overstatement

//Shelly sells sea shells by the sea shore//
 * Alliteration -** the repetition of the first sound of a word in two or more words


 * Rhthym & Rhyme** -a pattern of words that contain similar sounds


 * Metaphor** - a comparison made that does not use like or as


 * Analogy** - comparison of two things that have a relationship


 * Repetition -** the act of repeating


 * Personification** - giving animals or objects human qualities


 * Allusion -** a brief reference to a person, event, place (real of fictitious), or to a work of art


 * Oxymoron** - when two contradicting words are put together


 * Euphemism** - lessening the impact of a harsh sentence


 * Imagery** - language that stimulates and evokes the senses


 * Irony** - the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of the literal meaning


 * Malapropism** - th act of completely misusing a word


 * Onomatopoeia** - a word that imitates the sound it represents


 * Satire** - a literary term used to make fun of humans


 * Simile** - a comparison made that uses like or as


 * Symbol** - using an object or something else to represent something more than it's literal meaning


 * Theme** - the general idea the author is trying to convey through their work