Poetic Devices and effects (AO2)
Alliteration
Inject mood or emotion into a piece of writing.
Caesura
Used subtly to provide a place to take a breath between phrases.
It keeps a feeling of natural flow and is soothing to read.
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Enjambment
To speed up the pace of the poem or to create a sense of urgency, tension, or rising emotion as the reader is pulled from one line to the nextT
Personification
Adds life, energy, and an element of relatability to things that would otherwise be lifeless.
Juxtaposition
Invite the reader to compare, contrast, and consider the relationship between those elements more closely.
no punctuation at the end of a line.
Imagery
Example:You can see the light of the stars at night only because of the darkness of space.
Example:The beautiful bouquet blossomed in the bright sun.
Example:The sun smiled down on us.
Example:To be, or not to be, that is the question.
Improve a reader's experience of the text by immersing them more deeply by appealing to their senses.
Example:The grass was green, and the flowers were red.
Oxymoron
Oxymorons make the reader think.
Example:Deafening silence.
Sibilance
Sibilance adds rhythm and musicality to a piece of text by suggesting which syllables a reader should emphasize.
Example:Sarah's silly sister swallowed her sweet.