1. Poetic Devices
Mrs. Foster
English 2

2. IMAGERY
An image is a word or phrase that appeals to one of our senses:
Sight
Sound
Touch
Taste
Smell

3. IMAGERY
“His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their action as those of a temple dancer”

4. IMAGERY
“Her hands were wrinkled and torn from the many decades they had seen”

5. IMAGERY
The types of images poets use can emphasize certain aspects of the thing they are describing.

6. The use of figures of speech: non-literal expressions
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
The use of figures of speech: non-literal expressions

7. A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”
SIMILE
A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

8. METAPHOR
A direct comparison of two things, without using “like” or “as”
Can be direct: A is B
Or implied: The foot of the mountain

9. Giving human qualities to non-human objects, ideas, or animals
PERSONIFICATION
Giving human qualities to non-human objects, ideas, or animals

10. Figurative Language
With a partner, write an example for each of the three types of figurative language
Entertain me!

11. Figurative Language: Effect on Poem
Helps create the poet’s tone
What is being compared? The connotation of each comparison will create a distinct tone

12. Diction A writer’s choice of words Helps create a writer’s style
Like imagery, can emphasize certain aspects of what’s being described.

13. Denotation vs. Connotation
Denotation: The literal meaning of a word (what you might find in the dictionary)
Connotation: All the associations and emotions that have come to be attached to a word

14. Denotation vs. Connotation
The sun is bright

15. Denotation vs. Connotation
The sun is brilliant

16. Denotation vs. Connotation
The sun is harsh

17. MUSICAL DEVICES

18. REPETITION The use of a word or phrase over and over within a poem
Repetition brings focus / importance to the repeated element
What poets choose to repeat can help create tone/theme

19. Repetition of consonant sounds (at least 3)
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant sounds (at least 3)

20. While you slept I studied the lines across your face Manuel Paul Lopez
ALLITERATION
While you
slept
I studied
the lines
across
your face
Manuel Paul Lopez

21. Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds

22. Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese
ASSONANCE
Fleet feet sweep by sleeping geese

23. Alliteration / Assonance
Bring a musical quality to the poem
The types of sounds repeated can also aid in the tone
Ex: a repeated “S” sound is soft and calm, but a repeated “K” sound is harsh