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POETIC DEVICE DEFINITION

A COMPARISON BETWEEN UNLIKE


SIMILE THINGS USING “LIKE” OR “AS”

A COMPARISON BETWEEN UNLIKE


METAPHOR THINGS WITHOUT USING “LIKE” OR
“AS”

GIVING HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS


PERSONIFICATION TO NON-HUMAN THINGS

REPETITION OF THE FIRST SOUND


ALLITERATION OF WORDS

WORDS THAT IMITATE THE SOUND


ONOMATOPOEIA THEY DESCRIBE

THE OPPOSITE OF JUSTICE OR


IRONY WHAT IS EXPECTED OR WHAT THE
READER HAS BEEN LED TO
BELIEVE – SURPRISE

HYPERBOLE EXAGGERATION

MATCHING THE END SOUNDS OF


RHYME WORDS TO CREATE A PATTERN
OR BEAT

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