Poetic Devices

Similes A comparison between 2 things, with the use of word “like” or “as” Example: They are like two peas in a pod. She is as busy as a bee. “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know which one you’re going to get.”

Metaphors A comparison between two things, WITHOUT the use of like or as A figure of speech used to describe one thing as something that it is not normally related too. Example: A blanket of snow covered the ground. She has a heart of stone

Symbol An object, event, person, animal, etc that has extraordinary meaning or significance; represents something else. Examples: Flags A wall A lion A cross at the side of the road

Imagery The mental picture created in the author/reader’s head. Using language to represent objects, actions, ideas in such a way that it appeals to our senses. Example: The white, sandy beach was glistening like a million little diamonds. The turquoise waves crashed upon the shore with increasing intensity. The beach was heaven.

Personification Giving human qualities to inanimate objects, animals or ideas. Example: The days crept by slowly. The trees danced in the wind

Hyperbole A great exaggeration Example: She cried an ocean of tears

Juxtaposition The act or placement of two things side by side for contrast; developing a comparison between two dissimilar things.

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A comparison between two things with the the use of like or as is called a: Simile Metaphor Hyperbole Juxtaposition Contrast Imagery

“the moon smiles as the city breathes” Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Personification Hyperbole Imagery Noun

“I am the best basketball player ever!” Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol Imagery

Flags representing a country Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol Imagery

‘She runs like the wind’ Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol Imagery

An old man holding a newborn baby Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol Imagery

A light bulb in a dark place Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol Imagery

I can feel the heartbeat of the city streets Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol Imagery

“My life is a highway” Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol Imagery

Describing something in so much detail that the reader can experience it through their senses Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol Imagery

Giving human qualities to inanimate objects, animals or ideas. Juxtaposition Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Juxtaposition Personification Symbol