Poetic+Devices

> A hobbit > A hungry man > (exert from Realization) > > > Won't last an hour. > > Rain before seven; > > Clear by eleven. > March winds and April showers > > Bring forth May flowers. > Wishes > > Won't wash dishes. > Early to bed and early to rise > > Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise. > (http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/rhyme.html) >> (Leonard Pitts, "Curse of Rhythm Impairment." //Miami Herald//, Sep. 28, 2009)
 * Hyperbole ~ Definition: over exaggeration. Example: She's going to kill me if I do that!
 * Alliteration ~ Definition: using multiple words in a row that start with the same letter. Example: A hermit
 * Rhythm & Rhyme ~ Definition: rhyming is using words that end in similar sounds, rhythm is using pattern of words that flows well. Example: A sunshiny shower
 * Metaphor ~ Definition: a description of something that is not literal. Example: Her face was porcelain.
 * Analogy ~ Definition: a comparison of similarities. Example:
 * "I am to dancing what Roseanne is to singing and Donald Duck to motivational speeches. I am as graceful as a refrigerator falling down a flight of stairs."

>> (Warren Buffett)
 * Repetition ~ Definition: using the same word, sound, or phrase over and over for dramatic effect. Example: Now die, die, die, die, die. (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
 * Personification ~ Definition: giving human qualities to an inanimate object. Example: The wind howled through the trees.
 * Allusion ~ Definition: reference to something outside of the poem. Example:
 * "I violated the Noah rule: predicting rain doesn't count; building arks does."

>> Martin Prince: Spare me your **euphemisms**! It's fat camp, for Daddy's chubby little secret! >> ("Kamp Krusty," //The Simpsons//, 1992)
 * Euphemism ~ Definition: the substitution of a nicer or more polite word or phrase. Example:
 * Mr. Prince: We'll see you when you get back from image enhancement camp.

>> (Sideshow Bob, //The Simpsons//)
 * Imagery ~ Definition: detailed description that allows you to picture a scene. Example: The bright sun glistened through the buttery soft leaves, damp with morning dew.
 * Irony ~ Definition: a statement meaning the opposite of what it appears to mean. Example:
 * "I'm aware of the **irony** of appearing on TV in order to decry it."


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Malapropism ~ Definition: misusing similar sounding words. Example: Wilt thou at Ninny's tomb meet me straightway? (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Onomatopoeia ~ Definition: creating a word to interpret a sound. Example: MOO!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Oxymoron ~ Definition: a seemingly self-contradictory statement. Example: You are a wise fool.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Satire ~ Definition: mocking something for comedic purposes. Example: Saturday Night Live
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Simile ~ Definition: a comparison using "like" or "as". Example: He was bright as the sun.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Symbol ~ Definition: using one thing represent another. Example: In Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken, the two roads represent two choices in life.
 * Theme ~ Definition: main idea of poem. Example: The theme of Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken is making a choice in life that made a huge difference.