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Poetic Devices

Poetic Devices. Next. M etaphor. S imile. Synesthesia. Quiz. Alliteration. Personification. METAPHOR. Example. Definition. Construction. Uses. Main Menu. SIMILE. Example. Definition. Construction. Uses. PERSONIFICATION. Example. Definition. Uses. ALLITERATION. Example.

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Poetic Devices

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  1. PoeticDevices Next

  2. Metaphor Simile Synesthesia Quiz Alliteration Personification

  3. METAPHOR Example Definition Construction Uses

  4. Main Menu SIMILE Example Definition Construction Uses

  5. PERSONIFICATION Example Definition Uses

  6. ALLITERATION Example Definition Uses

  7. SYNESTHESIA Example Definition Uses

  8. Metaphor Definition • 1. A figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is applied to an object or action which is not literally applicable. • 2. A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else, esp. something abstract Metaphor main menu

  9. Metaphor Examples • All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. – William Shakespeare Metaphor main menu

  10. Metaphor Uses • Metaphors are used to give a poem unique imagery. • Metaphors can also be used as symbolism. Metaphor main menu

  11. Metaphor Construction • There are to parts of a metaphor THE TENOR THE VEHICLE Metaphor main menu

  12. Metaphor Tenor • The tenor is the first part of the metaphor. It is the part you are literally trying to describe. • Ex) Your love is an ocean. • Here “Your love” is the tenor. Love is the subject you are actually trying to describe. Ocean is how you get there. Ocean is the vehicle of the metaphor. Metaphor main menu BACK

  13. Metaphor Vehicle • The vehicle is the second part of the metaphor. It is how you are describing the tenor, or how you get to the tenor. • Ex)Your love is an ocean. • Here “ocean” is working as your tenor. You are not trying to actually describe the ocean, instead you are describing love using the ocean as a vehicle. Metaphor main menu BACK

  14. Simile Definition • 1. A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind. • 2. The use of such a method of comparison • My definition – when two different things are compared using the words like, as, or than (connective words). Simile Main Menu

  15. Simile Examples • My love’s like a red, red rose. – Robert Burns • Your eyes are like the stars. – Lame guy trying to pick up chicks • Shake it like a salt shaker. – The Ying Yang Twins • As bald as a baby’s bottom – My cousin Richard Simile Main Menu

  16. Simile Uses • A simile works like a metaphor. It is also used to strengthen imagery in a poem. • It can be used to strengthen symbolism, but isn’t used as often as a metaphor. Simile Main Menu

  17. Simile Construction • There are to parts of a simile THE TENOR THE VEHICLE Simile Main Menu

  18. Simile Tenor • The tenor in a simile is a lot like the tenor in a metaphor. The tenor is the object that you are actually trying to describe, this usually comes before the simile connective word. • Ex) The lake was like glass. • In this example the “lake” is the tenor because it is the object we are trying to describe. Simile Main Menu BACK

  19. Simile Vehicle • The vehicle of the simile is how we get to the tenor, or the thing we are trying to describe. The vehicle typically comes after the simile’s connective words. • Ex)The lake was like glass • In this example “glass” is the vehicle we use to describe the lake. It is how we get to the image of a lake. Simile Main Menu BACK

  20. Personification Definition • The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in... • A figure intended to represent an abstract quality. Personification Main Menu

  21. Personification Examples • The stars kissed her eyelids • The Wind Cried Mary – by Jimi Hendrix • The wind whispers • In these examples we give life like characteristics to things that are not alive. Stars cannot kiss and the wind cannot cry or whisper. Personification Main Menu

  22. Personification Uses • Personification is used to make a poem more dramatic. By having a lifeless object take up life-like characteristics, it makes the image seem stronger. • Ex) Saying “the dirt speaks of our ancestors” is more dramatic than saying “our ancestors our buried here.” It makes it seem as though the ancestors and dirt have a bond. Personification Main Menu

  23. Alliteration Definition • The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Alliteration Main Menu

  24. Alliteration Example • Sally sells seashells by the seashore. • In this example the ‘s’ sound is being repeated as well as the ‘sh’ sound. This makes this example a good tongue twister. • Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. - From Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” • In this example the ‘d’ sound is being repeated. Alliteration Main Menu

  25. Alliteration Uses • Alliteration gives a poem a memorable rhythm. • It can also give the poem a surreal or haunting feeling if used right, like in Poe’s poem The Raven. Alliteration Main Menu

  26. Synesthesia Definition • The production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body. • The poetic description of a sense impression in terms of another sense, as in “a loud perfume.”. Synesthesia Main Menu

  27. Synesthesia Examples • A loud perfume. • Loud is typically associated with hearing, but here it associated with smell. • Her beauty was warm. • Beauty is typically associated with sight and warmth is typically associated with touch. Synesthesia Main Menu

  28. Synesthesia Uses • Synesthesia is used to make the poem more dramatic. In the example “a loud perfume” you can imagine the smell of perfume yelling at you. This image is much more dramatic than saying “the scent of her perfume was strong.” • In some occasions synesthesia can be used to make a poem surreal, or not make sense. Synesthesia Main Menu

  29. QUIZ TIME • Once you start the quiz you won’t be able to go back to the previous slides. Are you sure you want to start the quiz?

  30. Question 1 • My tongue is a whirlwind What poetic device is being used? A Simile C Personification B Metaphor D Alliteration

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  32. GOOD JOB

  33. Question 2 • The buildings begged for demolition What poetic device is being used? A Simile C Personification B Metaphor D Alliteration

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  36. Question 3 • Darcy drank water down by the dock What poetic device is being used? A Alliteration C Personification B Metaphor D Synesthesia

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  39. Question 4 • I could taste the heat on my tongue What poetic device is being used? A Alliteration C Simile B Metaphor D Synesthesia

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  42. Question 5 • Her eyes were like starlight What poetic device is being used? A Alliteration C Simile B Metaphor D Synesthesia

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  45. Question 6 • Her hair hated the hot summer air pushing down on her like knives. What poetic device is not being used? A Alliteration C Simile B Metaphor D Personification

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  47. GOOD JOB

  48. Question 7 • Her skin was a battle field What part of the metaphor is “skin”? A The origin C The Tenor B The Vehicle D The cool part

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  50. GOOD JOB

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