3. WHAT ARE POETIC DEVICES? POETIC DEVICES ARE TECHNIQUES WRITERS USE TO ENGAGE THEIR READERS BEYOND THE LITERAL MEANING OF THE TEXT.

4. Alliteration Repetition of the same beginning sound in a sequence. Example : drowning in debt

5. “ From the time I was really little-maybe just few months old-words were like sweet, liquid gifts, and I drank them like lemonade.” ~Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

6. Hyperbole A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect. An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally. Examples: I waited an eternity for summer to get here! He could have slept for a year. This book weighs a ton. Listen to the hyperbole of the next poem by Jack Prelutsky.

7. I am making a pizza the size of the sun, a pizza that’s sure to weigh more than a ton, a pizza too massive to pick up and toss, a pizza resplendent with oceans of sauce. I’m topping my pizza with mountains of cheese, with acres of peppers, pimentos, and peas, with mushrooms, tomatoes, and sausage galore, with every last olive they had at the store. My pizza is sure to be one of a kind, my pizza will leave other pizzas behind, my pizza will be a delectable treat that all who love pizza are welcome to eat. The oven is hot, I believe it will take a year and a half for my pizza to bake. I hardly can wait till my pizza is done, my wonderful pizza the size of the sun. Jack Prelutsky

8. Imagery Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the 5 senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell- creating a picture in the reader’s mind. WORD PICTURES

9. A HOST, OF GOLDEN DAFFODILS; BESIDE THE LAKE, BENEATH THE TREES, FLUTTERING AND DANCING IN THE BREEZE. CONTINUOUS AS THE STARS THAT SHINE AND TWINKLE ON THE MILKY WAY William Wordsworth “

10. Metaphor A figure of speech in which two things are compared, usually by saying one thing is another, or by substituting a more descriptive word for the more common or usual word that would be expected. Examples : the world's a stage he was a lion in battle drowning in debt a sea of troubles.

11. The More We Grow A family is something with leaves, Roots dug stubbornly in the earth, And wide-reaching arms. It’s a thing as large as the sky, With rivets and scars in its trunk. Winged things that live in it Sing their song And flourish and smile. Its branches curve and spiral Farther and farther away, Into the bright white sky, And the more it grows, The farther into the earth Its roots reach.

12. Onomatopoeia A figure of speech in which words are used to imitate sounds. Examples : crash buzz quack zoom

13. ONOMATOTODAY In the morning yawn, stretch to the bathroom scratch, blink in the shower scrub, splash to the closet whisk, rustle down the hall thump, creak in the kitchen clank, clink to the car click, slam on the road honk, screech at the office tick, ring out to lunch munch, slurp return home thug, moan on to bed shuffle, snore Cathy Christensen

14. Personification A figure of speech in which things or ideas are given human attributes. Examples : Dead leaves dance in the wind Blind justice Winter wrapped her cold fingers around me

15. You may see their trunks arching in the woods Years afterwards, trailing their leaves on the ground, Like girls on hands and knees that throw their hair Before them over their heads to dry in the sun. Birches by Robert Frost

16. Repetition A word or line that is repeated, usually to evoke an emotion or create a rhythm.

17. A world of “ifs”, but it made no difference. What was done was done. If I could go back in time…” ~Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan I looked upon the rotting sea, And drew my eyes away; I looked upon the rotting deck, And there the dead men lay. Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Coleridge

18. Rhyme The occurrence of the same sound at the end of two or more words. Examples : cat / hat desire / fire steak / fake

19. I’ll tell you the story of Jimmy Jet— And you know what I tell you is true. He loved to watch his TV set Almost as much as you. He watched all day, he watched all night Till he grew pale and lean, From “The Early Show” to “The Late Late Show” And all the shows between. He watched till his eyes were frozen wide, And his bottom grew into his chair. And his chin turned into a tuning dial, And antennae grew from his hair.

20. And his brains turned into TV tubes, And his face to a TV screen. And two knobs saying “VERT.” and “HORIZ.” Grew where his ears had been. And he grew a plug that looked like a tail So we plugged in little Jim. And now instead of him watching TV We all sit around and watch him. ~Shel Silverstein

21. Simile A figure of speech in which two things are compared using the word “like” or “as”. Examples : She felt like a wilted flower. The boy charged in the room like a bull! This class is like a 3 ring circus!

22. The aliens have landed! It’s distressing, but they’re here. They piloted their flying saucer Through our atmosphere. They landed like a meteor Engulfed in smoke and flame. Then out they climbed immersed in slime And burbled as they came. Their hands are greasy tentacles. Their heads are weird machines. Their bodies look like cauliflower And smell like dead sardines. Their blood is liquid helium. Their eyes are made of granite. Their breath exudes the stench of foods From some unearthly planet. And if you want to see these Sickly, unattractive creatures, You’ll find them working in your school; They all got jobs as teachers! Kenn Nesbitt

23. Pun: The use of a word in a way that plays on its different meanings. Example: Noticing the bunch of bananas, the hungry gorilla went ape. I recently spent money on detergent to unclog my kitchen sink. It was money down the drain.

24. Symbolism: The use of one thing to represent another. Example: A dove is a symbol of peace. The donkey symbolizes The elephant symbolize The flag the Democratic Party. the Republican Party. represents freedom.

25. Language that conveys a certain idea by saying just the opposite. Examples: The Titanic was promoted as being 100% unsinkable; but, in 1912 the ship sank on its maiden voyage. You beg your parents to let you have a kitten, then you dis­cover you’re deathly aller­gic to them.

26. ALLUSION Reference to a statement, person, place, event, or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science, or the arts Example: "Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities".

27. Allusion: Ex: The students were sure that their teacher had drunk from the river Styx because of her complete inattention to their pranks.

28. ASSONANCE: THE REPETITION OF VOWEL SOUNDS. Example: Days wane away Each beach beast thinks he's the best beast The only other sound's the sweep

29. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” by Robert Frost “He gives his harness bells a shake To ask if there is some mistake. The only other sound's the sweep Of easy wind and downy flake. The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.”

30. A seeming contradiction. Examples: “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” “You shouldn't go in the water until you know how to swim.” “ Be cruel to be kind.”-from Hamlet by Shakespeare "Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again." (C.S. Lewis to his godchild, Lucy Barfield, to whom he dedicated The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe)

31. A work that makes fun of something or someone. Examples: “Weekend Update” from Saturday Night Live Most political cartoons in newspapers and magazines

32. FLAME Smokey the Bear heads into the autumn woods with a red can of gasoline and a box of wooden matches. His ranger's hat is cocked at a disturbing angle. His brown fur gleams under the high sun as his paws, the size of catcher's mitts, crackle into the distance.

33. SATIRE He is sick of dispensing warnings to the careless, the half-wit camper, the dumbbell hiker. He is going to show them how a professional does it. Billy Collins