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Poetry and Literary Devices

Poetry and Literary Devices. Types of poems. Acrostic Poetry Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title. Ballad

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Poetry and Literary Devices

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  1. Poetry and Literary Devices

  2. Types of poems Acrostic Poetry • Acrostic Poetry is where the first letter of each line spells a word, usually using the same words as in the title. Ballad • A short narrative poem with stanzas of two or four lines and usually a refrain. The story of a ballad can originate from a wide range of subject matter but most frequently deals with folk-lore or popular legends. They are written in straight-forward verse, seldom with detail, but always with graphic simplicity and force. Most ballads are suitable for singing and, while sometimes varied in practice, are generally written in ballad meter, i.e., alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter, with the last words of the second and fourth lines rhyming.

  3. Types of poems Limerick • A Limerick is a rhymed humorous or nonsense poem of five lines which originated in Limerick, Ireland. Example: There was a young lady from Hyde,Who ate a green apple and died.   While her lover lamented,   The apple fermented,And made cyder inside her inside. Epitaph • An epitaph is a brief poem inscribed on a tombstone praising a deceased person, usually with rhyming lines.

  4. Types of poems A Haiku three lines - 17 syllables: • 5 syllables 7 syllables5 syllables Example: None is travelling by Basho (1644-1694) None is travelling Here along this way but I, This autumn evening. The first day of the year: thoughts come - and there is loneliness; the autumn dusk is here.

  5. Imagery Imagery: language that (normally, though not always) evokes the senses. - Visual: relating to sight. (The most frequent type of imagery.) - Aural or auditory imagery: relating to sound. - Olfactory imagery: relating to smell. - Gustatory imagery: relating to taste. - Tactile imagery: relating to touch. - Kinaesthetic imagery: relating to movement and bodily effort. - Abstract imagery: appealing to the intellect or a concept. Images are often not exclusive to one type – they often overlap.

  6. Literary Devices • Simile: A direct comparison using like or as. Example: "Her hair was as orange as a carrot," or "he ran like a cheetah." • Metaphor: A direct comparison without using like or as. Example: "Juliet is the sun," or "He is an angel." • Oxymoron: A combination of words that contradict each other. Example: "Cruel kindness" or "hot ice."

  7. Literary Devices • Onomatopoeia: The use of words that imitate the sounds associated with the objects or actions they refer to. Example: Buzz or murmur. • Alliteration: Repetition of the same sound or the same kinds of sounds at the beginning or words. Example: "The tiny tot told two tales that totally twisted the truth." • Hyperbole: An intentionally extravagant exaggeration. Example: "Mile-high ice-cream cones."

  8. Literary Devices • Understatement: Giving something less importance or making something sound less serious than it actually is. Example: "That test was a joke." • Irony: A literary technique in which there is an incongruity that goes beyond the simple and evident meaning of words or actions. Example: "The policeman was arrested." • Dramatic irony: A situation in which the audience knows more about present or future circumstances than a character in the story.

  9. Literary Devices • Allusion: Briefly or casually referring to something from literature or history to express a point. An allusion is used in hopes of triggering an association to portray a meaning: "He has Herculean strength." • Pun: The humorous use of a word in such as way that it suggests two or more meanings of the same word, or the meaning of another word similar in sound. Example: "Two knots were in a race that ended in a tie" or "he would pun thee into shivers with his fist" (Shakespeare). • Paradox: A seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true. Example: "Standing is more tiring than walking."

  10. Literary Devices • Personification: Giving inhuman things human qualities. Example: "The diamonds are jealous of your beauty." • Symbolism: A person, place or thing that stands both for itself and something beyond itself. Example: A maple leaf symbolizes Canada. A wedding band is symbolic of eternal love. • Tone: The attitude of style or expression used to write. • Mood: The emotion the writing delivers to the reader. • Anecdote: A short account of an interesting or humorous incident which is often used to capture interest.

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