Poetic techniques

Poetry techniques are not confined to poetry – they are everywhere.

We use them and see them everyday. They make us laugh and cry.

They make us hungry and scared. They make us feel something and see pictures in our heads.

What poetic techniques are in these four lines?

• Ain't about the (uh) Ka-Ching Ka-Ching. • Aint about the (yeah)

Ba-Bling Ba-Bling • What is: Ka-Ching ?

• What is Ba- Bling?

Onomatopoeia

• A word that imitates the sound it is describing.

• Effect: Quickly conveys an idea and image – ker ching – money

What poetic technique is this?

Simile

• A simile is a comparison between two things, using the words ‘like’, ‘as’ or ‘than’.

What poetic technique is this?

• My sister is a scary, drooling dog.

Metaphor• A phrase that compares two

things that.• Effect: - creates a powerful

image and quickly conveys an idea.

What poetic technique is this?

• My sister looks like our neighbour’s dog.

Simile

• A simile is a comparison between two things, using the words ‘like’, ‘as’ or ‘than’.

• Effect: useful way to compare two related things.

What poetic technique is this?

Penny McRose picked her nose

Morning, noon and night.She picked it until her

head caved inAnd her family died of

fright.

Rhyme and rhythm

Penny McRose picked her nose

Morning, noon and night.She picked it until her

head caved inAnd her family died of

fright.

• The use of words with matching sounds, usually at the end of each line.

• Rhyming adds to the rhythm which is the beat or pace of the words. It can be regular or irregular, slow or fast, depending on the effect the poet wants to create.

What poetic techniques are these?

Empire State of MindYeahYeah I'm out that

Brooklyn.Now I'm down in Tribeca.Right next to DeNiroBut I'll be hood foreverI'm the new SinatraAnd since I made it hereI can make it anywhere

Allusionan indirect reference to a famous person, place or thing, usually from the Bible, history, other literature, or mythology.

Empire State of MindYeahYeah I'm out that Brooklyn.Now I'm down in Tribeca.Right next to DeNiroBut I'll be hood foreverI'm the new SinatraAnd since I made it hereI can make it anywhere