Poetic devices are in no way exclusive to poetry.
“The ones I didn’t know I made bold”
Rhyme: Words that sound alike, usually at line endings.
Rhythm: A metered structure of syllables, consonants, breathing, or press
Repetition: Intentional repetition for reinforcement and effect.
Alliteration: Two or more words in a line of poetry that begin wit the same initial sound.
Assonance: Repeating vowel sounds without consonants. In poetry, often used as an alternative to rhyme.
Consonance: Repeating consonants without repeating vowels. Consonance gives melody to verse.
Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates the sound made by the thing being described.
Personification: Ascribing human qualities to an object.
Simile: A figure of speech in which an image is evoked by likening one thing to another.
Metaphor: To describe something by giving it the identity of something else.
Imagery: Use f devices as simile and metaphor to create images in the reader’s mind.
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