Literary devices are fundamental tools used in poetry to enhance expression and meaning. Alliteration involves the repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of closely placed words, creating a rhythmic and auditory effect.
Example: The oval eye of an needle has the shapeof a human eye -'the eye of the needle'
The octopus would surely beThe fastest pickpocket in the sea.In a flash he gets all pockets done,Instead of picking them one by one.-Sonja Delander-Explanation: 1) The octopus is personified as a pickpocket.2) The octopus has 8 tentacles (8 hands/arms), resulting itto be able to get all pockets done in a flash.
The poet would give objects or other creatures human qualities such as speech, feelings, actions and appearance
Onomatopoeia
Example: Hear the tolling of the bells!
Examples: Thump, Sizzle, Tinkling, Gobble, Gulp, Munch, Slurp etc.
Sounds made by people or object being spelt out
Simile
Example: As happy as a lark
A simile is the comparison of two unlike things using the word 'like' or 'as'
Metaphor
Example: Adrain was a wall, bouncing every tennis ball back over the net.This metaphor compares Adrain to a wall because he kept returning the balls
Metaphors state that something is something else
Metaphors are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way. Metaphors are a way to describe something
Alliteration
Example: Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Alliteration occurs when a consonant sound is repeatedly used at the beginning of words very close to one another.
