Poetic+Devices

> -"Today was the worst day of my life!" > > - T he commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group. > -She sells sea shells by the sea shore. > > - I enjoyed the shade in the hidden glade > And spread out the picnic that I had made > > -The helmet was a hard rock. > > - When I get back home, I am a toast. > > -Shane Coyzen repeats "We are more" a lot because that is a part of the theme. > > -The wind howled and screeched into my ear. > > - I am surprised that your nose didn't grow like Pinocchio's > > - Usng the phrase "passing away" instead of the word "die" > > - Though I was on the sheer face of a mountain, the feeling of swinging through the air was euphoric, almost like flying without wings > > - According to the firefighters, the fire was caused by stress release candles. > > - "O, he will dissolve my mystery!" > [resolve] > > - Bang/ click/ boom > > - "Cruel kindness" > > -Contemporary vehicles for satire include //The Colbert Report//, //South Park//, and //The Onion//. > > -The computer was as hot as fire. > > -If people saw a skull, they would think of death. > > -Shane Coyzen's "We are more" trys to tell us "Canada is more than just the stereotyes everyone hears."
 * 1) Hyperbole- Obvious and intentional exaggeration.
 * 1) Alliteration- Act of 2 opposite words put together.
 * 1) Rhythm & Rhyme- When 2 words that have the same ending sounds are put close together, and saying them in a same tempo
 * 1) Metaphor- Comparing 2 unlike things without the words "Like" or "As"
 * 1) Analogy- A similarty between like featuresof two things.
 * 1) Repetition- Act or repeating certain phrase or sounds in a writing because it is connected to the theme.
 * 1) Personification- Giving non- human things some qualities of human.
 * 1) Allusion- Act of reffering to a real story in a story or a writing.
 * 1) Euphemism- A vague word that is replaced for a word that might be offensive.
 * 1) Imagery- Act of painting a clear picture of a certain time or place using 5 senses; touch, sight, smell, taste, sound.
 * 1) Irony- Act of difference between expectation and reality.
 * 1) Malapropism- Act of using words that are similar in sound, usually by confusion.
 * 1) Onomatopoeia- Formation of a word, usually immitation.
 * 1) Oxymoron- Act of putting 2 words that are opposite to eachother together.
 * 1) Satire- A text or performance that uses irony, derision, or wit to expose or attack human vice, foolishness, or stupidity.
 * 1) Simile- Comparing 2 unlike things using the words"like" and "as"
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Symbol- An object that depicts something else.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Theme- The messages that authors are trying to tell by their writings.