Poetic+Devices

Hyperbole: A n extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.” Alliteration: T he commencement of two or more words of a word group with the same letter. Rhythm & Rhyme: A word agreeing with another in terminal sound. Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something. Analogy: S imilarity or comparability. Repetition: Repeated. Personification: T he person or thing embodying a quality or the like. Allusion: A passing or casual reference. Euphemism: Is the use of roundabout language to replace colloquial terms that are considered too blunt or unpleasant. Imagery: T he formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things. Irony: T he use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. Malapropism: A n act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound. Onomatopoeia: T he formation of a word. Oxymoron: An oxymoron is a type of paradox that combines two terms ordinarily seen as opposites. Satire: A literary genre comprising such compositions. Simile: Using the word like or as. Symbol: A symbol is a sign representing something other than itself. Theme: A subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition.