Literary Devices in Poetry

Front

He drew a line as straight as an arrow.

Back

simile

Front

Black ocean in your future.

Back

metaphor

Front

The sun was beating down on me with its rays. -El sol me golpeaba con sus rayos.

Back

personification

Front

Tired enough for a 72-hour nap. EL estaba tan cansado que tomo un siesta de 72 horas.

Back

hyperbole

Front

Life is a highway. La vida es una autopista.

Back

metaphor

Front

Walt Whitman: “And your very flesh shall be a great poem.”

Back

metaphor

Front

Lola heard the last piece of pie calling her name.

Back

personification

Front

Alarm clock yells to get me out of bed every morning.

Back

personification

Front

"How happy is the little stone!" by Emily Dickinson.

Back

personification

Front

He said he had a little money after winning 20 million dollars in the lottery.

Back

understatement