Poetic Devices to use in your poems.
Alliteration – words begin with the same letter: The wiggly wobbly wagon wheel
Allusion – reference to something else outside of the subject of the poem: The open window alludes to the woman’s longing for freedom from her current situation.
Imagery – descriptive, sensory words that create a mental picture.
Metaphor – comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.
Personification – attributing human qualities to animals or inanimate objects: The willow weeps Repetition – a recurrence of elements to create unity
Rhyme – same syllable or word sounds, often occurring at the end of lines of poetry. There is also the possibility of slant rhyme. This is when words do not truly rhyme but have a similar sound or appear to rhyme visually (bridge/grudge, orange/forage, said/paid).
Rhythm – repetition of stressed and unstressed syllables which create a certain sound and pace.
Simile – comparison between two objects using like, as, or than.
Symbolism – using one object to suggest another meaning: A window might symbolize freedom, release, or opportunity.
Theme – the dominant unifying idea in a poem
ALL POETRY DUE THURS JUNE 13
Poem #1 Theme: Marks 10
Poem #2 Experience: Marks 10
Poem#3 Choice: Marks 10
In all of the poems try to incorporate poetic deices to try to get your ideas across. Using words that help the reader see images is helpful as is creating a feeling or mood in your poem. Make sure you have something to say in your poem...meaning is most important. Poems should all be 8 lines or longer.
Sample poem:
This Is Just To Say
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold
