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Poetic devices
A list of different poetic devices names and examples
| example | name |
|---|---|
| Roses are red, violets are blue, / Sugar is sweet, and so are you. I drove myself to the lake / and dove into the water. | external rhyme internal rhyme |
| Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune | enjambment |
| 'From forth the fatal loins of these two foes...' 'Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary. | alliteration |
| Who knows why the cold wind blows Or where it goes, or what it knows It only flows in passionate throes Until it finally slows and settles in repose | Assonance |
| “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness... | Anaphora |
| The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas | metaphor |
| creeping as quietly as a mouse' | similae |
| “O Rose, thou art sick!” “Death, be not proud” | personification |
| “The Bells”: How they clang, and clash, and roar! On the bosom of the palpitating air! | onomatopeia |
| Then there's a pair of us – don't tell! | Caesura |
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E.Byrne2
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