Poetic devices

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

Repeating something.

Using the same consonant sound in a line or verse of poetry.

Buzz, fizz, splash, moo, hiss, squish, sizzle, knock, flush ....

The music or beat of a poem.

Example: That joke is so old, the last time I heard it I was riding on a dinosaur

This is an example of: I saw a frog / It was sitting on a log

Example: The sun winked at me from behind a cloud.

Example: Our soldiers are as brave as lions

An exaggeration of the truth.

A couple of cute compassionate cats cuddle.

Saying one thing is something else. Ex: Her eyes are green emeralds.

Helping the reader to form a picture in their mind.

The beat that makes you tap your feet

To compare using "like" or "as" Ex: The falling leaves are like flying birds.

Example: The flowers danced in the gentle breeze

Example: But a better butter makes a batter better

Example: Her eyes are two emeralds

Where you stop writing to continue the next line.

A word that imitates a natural sound of a thing.

To repeat the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer.

Example: Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is

Hands are for taking. Hands are for holding. Hands are for shaping and paper plane folding.

Giving human traits to something not human. Ex: Chocolate whispers to me.