Poetic+Devises

Find definitions and at least one example of the following poetic devices. No Copy and paste. Use your own words!


 * 1) Hyperbole: an exaggeration of words, to add dramatic effect to the piece.
 * 2) Alliteration: A series of words, most of them starting with the same letter.
 * 3) Rhythm & Rhyme: a way to add interest to a piece of literature, most of the time, ending lines with words that rhyme, sound very similar, or have a certain beat to them.
 * 4) Metaphor: comparing two things, without using the words "like" or "as".
 * 5) Analogy: a devise used when comparing two things, that otherwise wouldn't be similar.
 * 6) Repetition: Repeating words or phrases to add effect or emphasize them.
 * 7) Personification: giving human-like attributes to otherwise un-human objects.
 * 8) Allusion: it's like adding a reference to something or someone else.
 * 9) Euphemism: saying something offensive or intense, without being so innapropriate.
 * 10) Imagery: the use of describing words, to create a vivid picture in ones' mind.
 * 11) Irony: saying the opposite of what you mean, to emphasize the point.
 * 12) Malapropism: saying something that sounds similar to what you mean, but has nothing to do with it, most of the time, in a comical matter.
 * 13) Onomatopoeia: using words that are actually sounds.
 * 14) Oxymoron: using one word to describe another word, which means the complete opposite.
 * 15) Satire: the use of irony or sarcasm to to ridicule something.
 * 16) Simile: comparing two things useing the words "like" or "as".
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Symbol: something which resembles the inner meaning or overall jist (?) of something.
 * 18) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Theme: a subject or topic of something.