COMMON

LANGUAGE
TECHNIQUES/DEVIC
ES USED IN POETRY
 IMAGERY
⬗is the use of figurative
language to evoke a
sensory, vivid and vibrant
experience in the reader’s
imagination.
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7 MAIN TYPES OF
IMAGERY
 1. Visual Imagery
⬗this form appeals to the reader’s sense
of sight by describing something the
speaker or the narrator of the poem
sees.

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 2. Auditory Imagery
⬗this form of poetic imagery appeals to
the reader’s sense of hearing or sound.

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 3. Gustatory Imagery
⬗this form of poetic imagery appeals to
the reader’s sense of taste by describing
something the speaker tastes.

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 4. Tactile Imagery
⬗this form of poetic imagery appeals to
the reader’s sense of touch by
describing something the speaker feels
on their body.

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 5. Olfactory Imagery
⬗this form of poetic imagery appeals to
the reader’s sense of smell. It may
include pleasant fragrances or off-
putting odors.

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 6. Kinesthetic Imagery
⬗this form of poetic imagery appeals to
the reader’s sense of motion.

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 7. Organic Imagery
⬗in this form of poetic imagery, the poet
communicates internal sensations such
as fatigue, hunger, and thirst as well as
internal emotions like fear, love, and
despair.
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 Activity 2 Imagery (20 pts.)
⬗ Drei -
⬗ Sandara -
⬗ Ludy -
⬗ Perlito -
⬗ Aira -
⬗ Aby -
⬗ Angel -
⬗ Allen -
⬗ Lorraine -
⬗ Jovy -
⬗ Myla -
⬗ Csar -
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 Soft on my lips
Those rosy and pink
My beloved’s cheeks She sway and sway
Soft on my lips Like waves on ocean
Like stars at night
Green Green green Are her eyes on aisle
Oh on the high hills
See that green
Mighty in green

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 FIGURES OF
SPEECH
⬗a literary device used to deviate from
ordinary use of words in order to
increase their effect.

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 Simile
⬗two unlike things are explicitly
compared with the use of as and like.

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 Metaphor
⬗similar to simile but the ‘like’ or ‘as’ is
omitted.

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 Personification
⬗an attribution of personal nature,
intelligence, or character was given to
inanimate objects or abstract notions.

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 Apostrophe
⬗a direct address to some inanimate
thing or some abstract ideas as if it
were a living person or some absent
person as if it were present.

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 Hyperbole
⬗a statement made emphatic by over-
statement

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 Euphemism
⬗we speak in agreeable and favorable
terms of some person, object or event
which is ordinarily considered
unpleasant and disagreeable.

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 Irony or sarcasm
⬗the real meanings of the words used
are different from the intended
meanings.

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 ONOMATOPOEIA
⬗a word that sounds like what it refers
to. The combination of letter sounds
imitate natural sounds of that object or
action.

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 ⬗3 ways to use onomatopoeia:
⬗Children’s literature
⬗Comic books
⬗Advertising

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 SYMBOLISM
⬗a literary device that uses symbols to
represent something beyond the literal
meaning.

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 ⬗3 types of Symbolism in Literature
⬗Religious symbolism
⬗Romantic symbolism
⬗Emotional symbolism

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 ⬗ 5 ways to use symbolism
⬗ Add emotion
⬗ Add imagery
⬗ Connect themes
⬗ Define characters
⬗ Conceal darker meaning

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COMMON THEMES
IN LITERATURE
 ⬗Good vs. Evil
⬗Love
⬗Redemption
⬗Courage and perseverance
⬗Coming of age
⬗Revenge

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 ⬗3 ways to Create literary Themes
⬗Put your characters in conflict with one
another
⬗Reinforce your theme with motifs
⬗Represent your theme with symbolism

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