Poetic Devices are great tools to help you express yourself and work on your own. You can use them in your everyday life too! This particular worksheet is available at Goodreads as well as other online resources.
What is a Poetic Device? Poetry is a form of art. All artists make use of their own personal style. Each person is unique, so each artist will have a different choice of words to use, while some may be more lyrical than others.
Poetry is a personal expression. What might be appropriate for one poet may not be appropriate for another. Different poets have different styles too. While most people try to write in a specific style, there are many who are trying to express themselves with an unrecognized style.
When you’re working on the creative process, one of the first steps you take is to get writing down. So you should take notes on all the times you encounter a literary device. Don’t forget to note down where you learned about them or experienced them first hand. Try to think of poems that feature a literary device you’ve never heard of before. It may surprise you!
Try to learn as much as you can about each poem you encounter. These literary devices can have multiple meanings. In a few poems they may mean the same thing, while in others they could mean entirely different things. Some writers like to use the poetic device with positive intent, while others do it with a negative purpose. Just remember that when you write a poem that has more than one literary device, your reader will likely understand the multiple meanings of the device and will be able to relate to the poem in a deeper way.
Write down the poetry device you encounter, or try to recall a poem that you’ve read that using a literary device. Do some research to find out what it means, and then write down the literary device with the meaning.
You’ll probably see an association or thought of the poetic device with a couple words you might not know. That’s OK! Keep going to find out the meaning of the device. Once you learn the meaning, add the word into the poem.
Write down a poetic device that you’ve encountered. Maybe you didn’t learn about it from a poem but instead from a novel, movie, or any other kind of visual media. If you can, write down a couple words you might not know and learn the meaning of that literary device. Your readers will benefit from this mental exercise.
