Poetic+Devices

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 * 1) ____Hyperbole-__extreme exaggeration //ex. 'Krysta speaks more than Mr. Janzen'//__
 * 2) __Alliteration- __ when words following one another start with the same sound ex. 'Severus Snape is a bumbling barnacle'
 * 3) __Rhythm & Rhyme- __
 * 4) __Metaphor- __ comparing two things that would not normally be compared, without using connecting words such as 'like' and 'as' //eg. 'Voldemort is a snake'//
 * 5) __Analogy- __ comparing two things that are connected //ex. 'jellybeans are like Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans' //
 * 6) __Repetition- __ when something is written over and over, either in the same way or with different wording //ex. Harry Potter defeated Voldemort. Voldemort was defeated by Harry Potter. Harry Potter is amazing//
 * 7) __Personification- __ giving something that is not a human, human traits //ex. 'Harry's wand directed itself toward Voldemort in the 7th book'//
 * 8) __Allusion- __ a subtle reference to something outside of what one is really mentioning //ex. ''I made an allusion to our Shakespeare rewrites in my simile definition'//
 * 9) __Euphemism- __ when something completely innocent is replaced by something slightly disturbing or offensive e//x. 'Hermione is smart" replaced by 'Hermione is a bossy, conceited, know-it-all'//
 * 10) __Imagery- __ a descriptive phrase that creates an image in your mind //ex. 'Dobby's feet were covered in layers upon layers of socks with varying patterns'//
 * 11) __Irony- __ like sarcasm, it's is the opposite of what you would normally think would happen //ex. 'the abstinence teacher is a hooker'//
 * 12) __Malapropism- __ when words are mixed up, creating an entirely new meaning ex. //'avada kedavra' and 'abra kadabra'//
 * 13) __Onomatopoeia- __ a word that describes a sound ex. 'bang' 'boom' 'squeak'
 * 14) __Oxymoron- __ a phrase which contradicts itself, making it seem to not make sense //ex. 'Cedric was a mean Hufflepuff'//
 * 15) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Satire- __
 * 16) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Simile- __ comparing two alike things using connecting words such as 'like' or 'as' //ex. 'Harry's wand is as small as Malfoys'//
 * 17) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Symbol- __ something that represents something else //ex. the resurrection stone represents Harry's longing for those he has lost, and his insecurity of being left alone in the world, where as his cloak shows how he wishes he didn't get so much attention//
 * 18) __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Theme- __ what a story is about, like the moral, but it isn't a lesson //ex. the theme of this assignment is Harry Potter, and remebering what's good in life//