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POETIC DEVICE

What is a Poetic Device?


Poetic devices are a form of literary device used in poetry. ( Literary device is also
known as a Figure of Speech). They are essentially tools that a poet uses to create rhythm,
enhance a poem's meaning, or intensify a mood or feeling.

TYPES OF POETIC DEVICES


Poetic devices based on the sounds of words

Poetic devices Explanation Example

Rhyme Repetition of
words having the Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
same sound at the Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
end of a line in
poems.

Alliteration Repetition of the 1) Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,


same first consonant 2) Now in memory comes my mother,
sounds within a
group of words.

Repetition

Anaphor Repetition of a There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done


certain word or Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung
phrase at the Nothing you can say, but you can learn
beginning of
successive lines
Assonance Repetition of similar 1) Water falls across the autumn rocks.
vowel sounds which 2) The green field gleams in the warm sunbeams
takes place in two or
more words in
proximity to each
other within a line.
Consonance Repeated consonant The lock stuck quickly, so Mark called a locksmith.
sounds in multiple Laura called to tell me that Lila had fallen ill.
words
Difference between the three

Alliteration – repeated initial consonant sounds in multiple words


assonance – repeated vowel sounds in multiple words
consonance - Repeated consonant sounds in multiple words
Onomatopoeia The formation of a 1)The hissing of the snake was heard,
word from the 2) Every tinkle on the shingle (tinkle - the sound
sound it produces. of the raindrop)

Poetic devices based on the meaning of the words:

Poetic devices Explanation Example

Simile Comparing two 1)He fought like a lion in the war.


dissimilar things for 2) With measured beat and slow,
one common quality Like a sexton ringing the village bell,
that they share using
the word ‘as’ or ‘like’

Metaphor Comparing two He was a lion in the war.


dissimilar things for
one common quality
that they share without
using the word ‘as’ or
‘like’

Assigning a human The sun came up upon the left,


Personification quality to an inanimate Out of the sea came he! (‘He’ refers to the sun)
object

Imagery Words used by the poet Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the
to create an image in dark stair,
the reader’s mind. That goes down to the empty hall,
Hearkening in an air stirred and shaken
By the lonely traveler’s call. (Visual Imagery)

Oxymoron Two contradictory A wise fool was he!


ideas are put together
side by side or in a
sentence to create a
good effect.

It refers to a situation In the story ‘The Homecoming’, Phatik


Irony that ends up in a believed that he would be away from his
different way than prejudiced mother and live happily. Ironically,
expected. Irony his aunt despised him on every occasion.
describes the difference
between reality and
appearance.
Exaggeration or I reached the sky.
Hyperbole overstatement to
emphasize a fact.

Allusion An indirect reference to This place is like a Garden of Eden.”


a place, person, or an -Here ‘ Garden of Eden’ is an allusion to the
idea of political, Garden of God in Genesis. (Bible)
historical, or cultural
significance.

Synecdoche A part of something is 1)Lend me your ears - to listen


used to signify the whole 2) For Proposal – Asking for a person's 'hand'
which refers to the person who is getting the
proposal.
3) He has many mouths to feed. (to look after
many)
4) White hair. (older adults)
Transferred The transferred epithet is 1) He pointed an angry finger at me.
Epithet when an adjective usually 2) She looked at him through concerned eyes.
used to describe one thing
is transferred to another.

Types of poetic form

The running of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the
Enjambment next without a syntactical break.
eg: The fog comes
on little cat feet.

Blank Verse A poetic composition without rhyme.

Couplet Where two successive lines rhyme with each other.

Sonnet A 14-lined poem with abab, cdcd, efef, gg as its rhyme scheme

Ode written in honour of a person, thing or place They tend to be formal


in tone and are addressed to the subject they are written about.

Ballads A poem that tells a story most often about the community or its
hero. Usually, it is a rhyming poem written in 4 line stanzas with a
clear and repeating rhythm meant for singing.

Narrative Narrative poems tell a story, usually about a particular moment in


time. They can be written in rhyme and with strict rhythmic
patterns but are most often in free verse.

Limericks Limericks follow a pattern. In a limerick, the first, second, and fifth
lines have the same rhythm and rhyme. The third and fourth lines
rhyme with each other too.

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