Sound Devices
When have I last looked on
The round green eyes and the long wavering bodies
Of the dark leopards of the moon?
All the wild witches, those most noble ladies
End Rhyme
The calm lake was a mirror about what was to come.
Metaphor
He was four times a father, this fighter prince:
one by one they entered the world,
Alliteration
Rapunzel’s hair was as soft as clouds.
Simile
Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as Shannon began practicing her concerto.
Auditory Imagery
My pass | ions from | a com | mon spring--“
Rhythm
She was brave as a lion on the rollercoaster.
Simile
The light danced on the surface of the water.
Personification
The light of the fire is a sight.
Consonance
She smelled the scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air, its tropical smell a reminder that she was on vacation in a beautiful place.
Olfactory Imagery
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Rhyme
The classroom was a zoo.
Metaphor
A balm in bed to the battle-scarred Swede.
Alliteration
O Captain! My Captain! Rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up – for you the flag is flung- for you the bugle trills….
Repetition
The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue.
Gustatory Imagery
It was a clash between grief and belief
Rhyme
The wind howled in the night.
Personification
After a huge storm, she said it looks like it rained a bit last night.
Understatement
Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since the Stone Age.
Hyperbole
After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles. The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.
Tactile Imagery
As oth | ers were-- | I have | not seen
Rhythm
These shoes are killing me.
Hyperbole
I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
Assonance
The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.
Visual Imagery
Language used by poets, novelists and other writers to create images in the mind of the reader.
Imagery