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Special Poetry TechniquesFigures of Speech Poets uses the following techniques to create word pictures in their poems. These techniques are called figures of speech.A simile makes a comparison using the words "like" or "as." The snowplow reared up like a stallion. A metaphor compares two different things without using a word of comparison, such as "like" or "as." A country at war is a country in hell. Personification describes something nonhuman as if it had human qualities. The flowers are looking through the sun. Hyperbole is an exaggrated statement. Sometimes hyperbole is meant to be funny. His feet were so dirty so his shoes ran and hid. The Sound of Poetry Poets use the following techniques to make their poems pleasant sounding. Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the begining of the words. The sun slowly reaches the highest point in its bright, blue home. –Alejandra Moya Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in words. My little sister shouted loud as a plane. Consonance is the repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words, not just at the begining. Call me Jack, the wacky one. End Ryhme is the use of rhyming words at the end of two or more lines of poetry. The music's pumpin' I start jumpin' –Maya Liparini Internal Rhyme is the use of rhyming words within a line of poetry. Hang tight, then make a right. Onomatopoeia is the use of words that sound very much like the noise they name. Swish those skirts, snap those fingers- Go ahead, but watch the night go poof. Repetition is the technique of repeating a word or phrase for rhythm or emphasis. We feared nothing, because we had nothing to fear. –Shannon Winston-Dolan Ryhthm is the way a poem flows from one idea to the next. In free-verse poetry, the rhythm seems to follow the poet's natural voice, almost as if he or she were speaking to the reader. In more traditional poetry, a regular rhythm is established. Notice how the accented syllables in the following lines create a poem's regular rhythm. Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though. –Robert Frost |
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