Teaching Poetic devices

1. ANALYSING POETRY
Poetic Devices/ Techniques

2. LANGUAGE AND SOUNDS IN
POETRY
igurative Language
ymbols
ound Devices

3. FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (PG19)
reates imagery or pictures in the minds of the reader.
g: She is all smiles
eaning: Showing happiness
imile

4. SIMILE
efinition: Comparing one thing (object,
person,idea) to another with the use of the word
“like” & “as”
g: Tim is as cunning as a fox

5. PERSONIFICATION (PG 20)
efinition: An object/ idea which is given human
characteristic or personality.
g: The pen is dancing.
The dying sun shows its last glimpse of

6. METAPHOR
efinition: Comparing one thing with
another without the use of “like” & “as”
g: Everyday is a winding road

7. SYMBOLS
efinition: Something that represents a larger
idea, issue or value.
g: The Eagle
Candle

8. SOUND DEVICES (PG 21)
nomatopoeia
lliteration

9. ONOMATOPOEIA
efinition: Words which are sound words.
g: “Boom”
“Crash”

10. ALLITERATION (PG 22)
efinition: Letters at the beginning of the words in a
sentence are repeated.
g: Tongue Twisters
Peter Piper Picked A Peck of Pickled

11. RHYME
efinition: The end words sounds the same.
g: Her heart is so fake,
It is yours to take.

12. Your Individual Task: Draw the table below on
a piece of foolscap paper and fill in the right
column.
Poetic Give 3 examples:
Technique/Device
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Rhyme