Poetic devices

• Onomatopoeia


  the naming of a thing or action by imitation of natural sounds e.g buzz, fizz, bam
• Repetition


  Repeating words, phrases or verses
• Metaphor


  a figure of speech that describes an object or action in a way that isn't true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
• Sensory imagery


  Vivid description of sight, touch smell, taste and sound
• Simile 


  Comparing two unlike things with words like, as or than
• Rhyme


  correspondents of sound
• Personification


  Giving human qualities or actions to something non-human
• Rhetorical question


  A question that is not meant to be answered
• Hyperbole


  Deliberate exaggeration for added effect, usually done through a metaphor
• Irony


  the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning e.g. fire truck on fire
• Litany


  a long, repetitive list or series of grievances e.g. pray for us
• Collective language


  Language that is inclusive to the audience e.g. we, us
• Assonance 


  the repetition of vowel sounds within words.