POETIC DEVICES
How to
Tell Wild Animals
Literary
Devices
1.
Alliteration: repetition
of consonant sound
roaming round;
he has;
when-walking;
who-hugs;
be-bear
2.
Allusion: Reference to
a famous thing, place, species of animal, etc.
Bengal Tiger; Asian
Lion
3.
Assonance: repetition
of vowel sound
‘e’: meet
a creature there; ‘o’: strolling-forth-you, whose-spot,
do no good to roar
4. Consonance: use of ‘g’ sound (single wing)
use of ‘l’ sound
(he’ll only lep lep)
5. Enjambment: continuation of sentence to the next line
though to distinguish….might nonplus, The crocodile…..hyena thus
if you were
walking….creature there
and if
there…..tawny beast
6.
Inversion: Change in
the format of a sentence
if there should to
you advance; The Bengal Tiger to discern
7.
Poetic license: A
liberty to the poet to change the spellings in order to create rhyme or rhythm
in a poem
use of lept
instead of leapt
8.
Repetition: The action of repeating
something that has already been said or written.
use of ‘lep’ word
in the last line.
9.
Rhyme:
Rhyme scheme
ababcc
10.
Tone:
humorous and satirical
The
Ball Poem
Poetic Devices
1.
Alliteration: use of sound ‘b’ at the start of two consecutive words
(buys a ball back)
2. Anaphora: use of repeated words in two or more lines
What is the boy… what, what and merrily bouncing… merrily over
3.
Assonance: repeated use of vowel ‘o’
(boy, now, who,
lost)
use of vowel sound
‘e’
(He is learning,
well behind his desperate eyes)
4.
Asyndeton: no
use of conjunction in a sentence
(A dime, another
ball, is worthless)
5.
Imagery: when
poet says merrily bouncing down the street
6.
Repetition: The
action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
The word 'what'
has been repeated.
7. Rhyme scheme: there is no rhyme scheme followed in the poem.
8. Tone:
reflective and
contemplative
Amanda
(poem)
Poetic Devices
1.
Anaphora: It
is the repetition of a word at the start of two or more consecutive lines.
(Don't bite your
nails, Amanda! Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda!)
2.
Epiphora: It
is the repetition of a word at the end of two or more consecutive lines.
(Don't bite your
nails, Amanda! Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda!)
3. Assonance: repetition of a vowel sound in a line.
prominent sound of the vowel 'o' - Don't hunch your shoulders.
4.
Symbolism: using
symbols to signify deeper meanings.
The poet has used
the word emerald which is used to show the green colour of the see.
5.
Imagery: descriptive
language that appeals to the senses.
The poet has given
the visual description -
(There is a
languid, emerald sea, where the sole inhabitant is me a mermaid, drifting
blissfully.)
6.
Alliteration: repetition of a consonant sound in a line.
repetition of
letter 's' in "Stop that slouching and sit up straight."
7. Allusion: Reference to a famous or imaginary person, animal species or thing.
‘mermaid’ is a well known imaginary creature.
use of famous
fairy tale character Rapunzel.
8.
Repetition: repeating
words or phrases for emphasis or rhythm.
The word Amanda
has been repeated.
9.
Metaphor: an
indirect comparison between two unrelated things.
(a) The poet has
compared silence with golden as both are equally glorious -
The silence is
golden.
(b) The poet has
compared freedom with sweetness - the freedom is sweet.
10. Enjambment: the continuation of a
sentence or phrase beyond the end of a line.
“There is a
languid, emerald sea,
where the sole inhabitant is me—”
“I am an orphan,
roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.”
11.
Tone:
The adult’s is commanding, critical, and nagging.
Amanda’s tone in her thoughts is dreamy, escapist, and imaginative.
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