POETIC DEVICESPOETIC DEVICES

THE WAY A POET WRITESTHE WAY A POET WRITES

PERSONIFACTIONPERSONIFACTION

WHEN AN ANIMAL OR OBJECT ACTS WHEN AN ANIMAL OR OBJECT ACTS LIKE A HUMAN: The tiger laughed.LIKE A HUMAN: The tiger laughed.

SIMILESIMILE

COMPARING TWO THING USING LIKE COMPARING TWO THING USING LIKE OR AS:OR AS:

The car is like a hyena.The car is like a hyena.

METAPHORMETAPHOR

COMPARING TWO THIS NOT USING COMPARING TWO THIS NOT USING LIKE OR ASLIKE OR AS

The girl was a rose.The girl was a rose. The boy was a star.The boy was a star.