Poetic+Devices

__Hyperbole__ - An exaggerated statement or claim which is not meant to be taken literally. __Alliteration__ - The same occurring sound within words that can be either adjacent or closely connected. __Rhythm & Rhyme__ - A certain reoccuring pattern of sound or words within an entire poem or just one line. __Metaphor__ - A figure of speech in which a thing thought of as symbolic or representative of something else is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. __Analogy__ - A comparison between two things based on their structure, in order to explain a situation. __Repetition__ - To repeat a sound, word, line, verse or pattern to reinforce something within a poem or piece of writing. __Personification__ - To compare or metaphorically assign human qualities to something which is nonhuman but may represent a human characteristic in some way. __Allusion__ - An indirect or passing reference used to draw attention to something without completely mentioning it. __Oxymoron__ __Euphemism__ - An indirect way of explaining something unpleasant or embarrassing without being too harsh. __Imagery__ - A good way of visually or figuratively describing something. __Irony__ - A statement or situation which implies a meaning which is opposed to it's literal meaning. __Malapropism__ - The unintentional misuse of a word by confusing a word with one which sounds similar, or has similar meaning. __Onomatopoeia__ - The use of a word for rhetorical effect. __Satire__ - The use of humour, exaggeration, or irony to openly expose and criticize people's lack of intellect. __SImile__ - A method of comparison by using one thing with a totally different thing through a figure of speech. __Symbol__ - A thing which represents or stands for something else. __Theme__ - The subject or topic of a piece of writing.
 * -** A figure of speech in which terms that contradict each other are put together/ placed in conjunction.