1. Poetic Devices Cont… Figurative Language, Simile, Metaphor, Personification, Alliteration

2. Figurative Language language that is based on a comparison,
and is not actually true.
People use these figures of speech all the time - without thinking.
If you say 'I've told him a thousand times!' this isn't really true.
You are using a figure of speech - exaggeration - to make a point.
Figures of speech add color, interest, and meaning to our language.
They are often used in speech - and in creative writing such as poetry and short stories.

3. Simile Extended Simile
a figure of speech that uses the words “like, as, than, or resembles” to compare to unlike things.
Examples:
His face was as red as a tomato
I wandered lonely as a cloud
Extended Simile
a simile that continues the comparison through several lines of the poem

4. Metaphor
a figure of speech that compares to unlike things WITHOUT using “like, as, than, or resembles”
Examples:
His face was a tomato
I was a lonely cloud
Extended Metaphor
a metaphor that is extended over several lines of a poem.

5. giving human qualities to a nonhuman thing or to an abstract idea.
Personification
giving human qualities to a nonhuman thing or to an abstract idea.
Examples:
“Oreo, Milk’s favorite cookie.”
“Opportunity knocked on the door.”
“The camera loves me.”

6. Alliteration
the repetition of consonant sounds in words that appear close together.
Example:
Dewdrops Dancing Down Daisies By Paul Mc Cann Don't delay dawns disarming display . Dusk demands daylight . Dewdrops dwell delicately drawing dazzling delight . Dewdrops dilute daisies domain. Distinguished debutantes . Diamonds defray delivered daylights distilled daisy dance