Poetic+Devices

__Hyperbole__ An exaggeration or over statement. Ex: If he doesn't shut up I'll shoot myself.  __Alliteration__ The repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words. Ex: Sam silently sat on seven slippery stools.  __Rhythm & Rhyme__ A pattern of words that contain similar sounds. Ex: Ryan is awesome; cooler than a possum __Metaphor__ The comparison of two unlike things. Ex: Juliet is the sun __Analogy__ the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Ex: Cold is to ice as Ryan is to awesome. __Repetition__  __Personification__ Giving human qualities to an animal or object. Ex. The trees danced in the wind.

 __Allusion__ a brief reference to a person, event, or place, real or ficticious, or to a work of art. Ex. Stephen Vincent Benet's story "By the Waters of Babylon" contains a direct reference to Psalm 137 in the Bible  __Oxymoron__ is putting two contradictory words together. Ex. Seriously joking  __Euphemism__ the substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener. Ex. He kicked the bucket  __Imagery__  __Irony__  __Malapropism__  __Onomatopoeia__  __Satire__  __SImile__ <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> __Symbol__ <span style="font: normal normal normal 13px/normal Arial; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> __Theme__