CHARACTERISTICS OF POETRY

AND
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE IN
POETRY
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CHARACTERISTICS OF

POETRY
Compresses idea :
Poetry uses less
space than prose
does to tell about
idea
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

IN POETRY
 INTRODUCTION
• Figurative language refers to words, and groups of words,
that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the
component words.

• It usually gives us a feeling about its subject.

1. ALLITERATION:
 Repeated consonant sounds
 e.g. : "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled
peppers."
 
2. ASSONANCE:
 Repeated Vowel sounds
e.g. : "The June moon loomed over the horizon"
 
3. ONOMATOPOEIA:
 Words sound like what they are
 e.g. : "The fire crackled and the popcorn
popped.“
4. IMAGRY :
Creating pictures for the senses
e.g. : “ I was ten when they buried you.”
 
5. METAPHORS:
Compares two unlike things
e.g.: “The planting of seed in the garden, in springtime is
like making love”.
 
6. SIMILE:
 A comparison using "Like" or "as"
 e.g. : "She dances like a princess.“
 
 
7. PERSONIFICATION:
Speaking of something that is not human as if it had human
abilities and human reactions.
e.g. :  "The fog crept in on little cat feet."
 
8. ALLUSION:
 A cross reference to another work of art
 e.g. : "My boyfriend dances like King Kong."
 
9. SYNECDOCHE:
 Using part of an object to stand for the whole thing
 e.g. : "Have you got your wheels, man?"
 
10. CONCEIT:
 An extended metaphor that doesn't make sense at
first.
e.g. :  "My compass love for you is true.“

11. PARADOX:
 Something that at first seems to contradict itself
e.g. :  "A little learning is a dangerous thing.“

12. HYPERBOLE:
A great exaggeration used to emphasize a point, and is
used for expressive or comic effect.
 e.g. : "My date last night was the most beautiful girl in
the world."
13. SYMBOLISM:
Something represents a completely different
thing or idea.
e.g.: The snitches symbolize various prejudice in
people.
 
14. ANTITHESIS:
 Saying the opposite of what you really mean, for
effect
e.g. : "That was a cool move, man."
 
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