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POETIC DEVICES, , Poetic devices are:, , >, , >, >, , techniques that writers use to create a special and pointed effect in their writing, to convey, information, concept and idea or to help readers understand on a deeper level, used in writing for emphasis or clarity, , used to connect readers more strongly with a story as a whole or specific characters / themes, , Poetic devices used in the poems are:, , (Note:, , Words/ phrases in a poem, sometimes may reflect more than one poetic device so there might, , be an overlap of poetic devices in the same phrase), , 1., , SIMILE- is a comparison between two distinctly different things and is indicated by the use, of the word “LIKE” or “AS”., , Example- ‘as a late winter’s moon’ (poem-My Mother at Sixty —Six), , METAPHOR. is a figure of speech in which a term is applied to something to which it is not, literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance., , Example- ‘gusty waves’ (poem - An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum), , REPETITION.- is repetition of single words or phrases, lines and sometimes, even whole, stanzas at intervals to create musical effect; emphasize a point; reader’s, attention or lend unity to a piece is drawn., , Example- ‘Far far’ (poem — An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum), , ALLITERATION.- is the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are, close together., , Example-‘Greedy good doers’ (A Roadside Stand), , HYPERBOLE- is an obvious and intentional exaggeration, such as “I read a million books, this summer. This literary device is often used for dramatic or comedic, effect., , PERSONIFICATION -is the attribution of personal nature or human characteristics to, something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality, in human form. Personification is used to help the reader create a, clearer mental picture of the scene or object being described., , Example- ‘pathetically pled’ (poem- ‘A Roadside Stand), OXYMORON.- is a combination of two words that, together, express a contradictory, , /opposite meaning. This device is often used for emphasis, for humor or to, create pressure/ sarcasm., , 58|Page