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Figurative Devices
15 Figurative Devices of Poetry
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| metaphor | implied comparison |
| simile | stated comparison |
| conceit | extended metaphor |
| personification | attribution of human characteristics to things/animals |
| apostrophe | address of personification |
| metonymy | metaphorical introduction of person or place |
| synecdoche | partial manifestation of object, idea, or person |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| litotes | understatement by negation of antonyms |
| irony | contrast between actual/stated meaning |
| symbolism | tangible manifestation of an idea |
| imagery | sensory descriptive language |
| paradox | apparent contradiction |
| oxymoron | contradictory language juxtaposed |
| allusion | historical, literary, mythological reference |