Poetic+Devices

__Hyperbole__ **Definition:** I s the use of exaggeration as a rhetorical device or figure of speech **Example:** 'We dream so big that there are those Who would call our ambition an industry' __Alliteration__

**Definition:** Repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words and/or phrases. **Example:** **Knowing** now that so many of us Have **grown** past what we used to be

__Rhythm & Rhyme__

**Definition:** Giving phrases words that rhyme and similar structure. **Example:** Because we are vineyards of good year after good **year** We reforest what we **clear** __Metaphor__

**Definition:** I s the concept of understanding one thing in terms of another **Example: '**So don't let your luggage define your travels'

__Analogy__

**Definition:** I s a cognitive process of transferring information or meaning from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject **Example:** We are the abandoned hesitation of all those who can't wait __Repetition__ **Definition:** Using a word over and over (it repeats) **Example: '**We are more...'

__Personification__

**Definition:** Comparing an object to a human quality **Example: '**Because we are more Than a laundry list of things to do and places to see' = Comparing a laundry list to a human.

__Allusion__

**Definition:** A figure of speech that makes a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication **Example:** We are first-rate greasy spoon diners and healthy living cafes

__Oxymoron__

**Definition: A** figure of speech that combines contradictory terms **Example:** We are first-rate greasy spoon diners and healthy living cafes ( they are contradictory)

__Euphemism__

**Definition: A** substitution for an expression that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the receiver, using instead an agreeable or less offensive expression **Example:** Because we are vineyards of good year after good year __Imagery__ **Definition:** the usage of details and descriptions in order to create a sensory experience for the reader. **Example:** We are millions upon millions of voices Shouting, keep exploring We are more
 * We reforest what we clear**

__Irony__

**Definition:** **Example:**

__Malapropism__

**Definition: t** he substitution of a word for a word with a similar sound **Example:**

__Onomatopoeia__

**Definition:** a word that imitates or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. **Example:** __Satire__ **Definition:** **Satire** is primarily a literary genre or form, **Example:**

__SImile__

**Definition:** A comparison using like or as. **Example:** Filled with all the hope people have, When they say things **like** 'someday'

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**Definition:** Something in the poem that can represent something greater. **Example:** 'We are the true North Strong and free' = Our nations liberty and uniqueness

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**Definition:** the unifying subject or idea **Example: We are More**