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Poetic Devices Poem Fill in the blanks below with the correct poetic devices from the word bank. Hyperbole & Metaphors & Simile & Imagery Allusions & Personification & Enjambment & Symbolism Rhyme & Alliteration & Repetition & Poor poems are often shoved aside when the author has the hide to not throw in a rhyme or two (how dare they try something newn) The truth is, is only one way to express what you want to say... For instance, when the train puffs and limps into the station you're making it human by Or perhaps the bus was wheezing like an old man, or was as slow as a snail - using a never fails. take comparison to the next step, saying you are the sun, or he was my world. By the intensity of these, feeling is unfurled. associate separate things. We might allude to the blble by referencing angels' wings.
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Lorelei
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1. rhyme 2. personification 3. simile 4. metaphors 5. allusions 6. symbolism
Explanation
This lengthy set of multiple fill-in-the-blank sentences focuses on poetic devices and they are asking to fill in the blanks with correct poetic devices from the word bank. Here what is missing are the poetic devices in the context of lines given, not every poetic device might find a place in the poem provided.For example:1. The sentence "For instance, when the train puffs and limps into the station you're making it human by" refers to the poetic device personification (assigning human traits to non-human entities).2. "Or perhaps the bus was wheezing like an old man, or was as slow as a snail. using a never fails." refers to simile indicated by the word "like" which directly makes comparisons.3. "Take comparison to the next step, saying you are the sun, or he was my world which indicates the use of metaphors, whichart indirect comparisons."4. "We might allude to the bible by referencing angels' wings." This is allusion a prompting or referentione to a certain work or piece.After understanding what each poetic device means we are able to fill in the blanks accordingly by using the context clues.