Answer:
- Onomatopoeia (rattle)
- Rhyme(consistent rhyme scheme)
- Metaphor("but these certainly rattle your mind")
- Hyperbole ("people of today are currently family blind")
- Iambic Pantemeter (due to the whole poem being written with the same rhythm)
- Imagery (vividly describes past, "you can be in a huge family and still feel like the only child")
- Ode (dedicated to a specific topic)
Poetic Devices Definitions
Alliteration - Repetition of a consonant sound at the beginning of words
Onomatopoeia - The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning
Metaphor - A figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another
Personification - When you give an object, animal, etc. human behaviors. You personify it.
Rhyme - Repetition of ending sounds.
Irony - The use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
Ambiguity - A word or expression that can be understood in two or more possible ways
Sibilance - Having, containing, or producing the sound of or a sound resembling that of the s or the sh in sash
Simile - Comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Iambic Pantemeter - The pattern or rhythm of a line of poetry or verse and has to do with the number of syllables in the line and the emphasis placed on those syllables
Hyperbole - Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Oxymoron - A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear in conjunction. (Basically a self contradicting group of words)
Idiom - A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words. Basically usually a phrase or expression that typically presents a figurative, non-literal meaning attached to the phrase.
Imagery - Visually descriptive or figurative language
Allusion - an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
Poetic Devices Examples
Alliteration - "The gracious green grass grew quickly"
Onomatopoeia - whizz, pop
Metaphor - "Her eyes are as bright as the sun"
Personification - "He stood there motionless, lifeless, occasionally shining a bright beam of light"
Rhyme - "The crazy lady was very lazy"
Irony - "The 98 year old won the lottery then died the next day"
Ambiguity - "Then and only then did I come close"
Sibilance - "The sleek, slimy snake slithered along the sharp , spiky grass"
Simile - "She had a smile like the sun"
Iambic Pantemeter - "The luscious green grass stood tall and proudly"
Hyperbole - "Im so hungry I could eat a pig!"
Oxymoron - "Why, then, O brawling love! O loving hate!" "Grow smaller"
Idiom - "I am feeling under the weather" (Since you arent actually under the rain, just sad. This is an idiom.)
Imagery - "The familiar tang of his grandmother's cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth'
Difference between Metaphor and Idiom
A metaphor is merely a comparison between one object and another. While an idiom is a statement or phrase that is used to describe a certain scenario, a metaphor is an indirect comparison that serves the same purpose but is used to explain something different. A simile, on the other hand, is a direct comparison.
