Poetic Devices – A Learning Point to Enhance English Language Skills
- Author Suneetha Yadav
- Co-Author Parameswar Reddy. C, P.Kousar Basha
- DOI http://wwj
- Country : India
- Subject : English
Keywords : Poetic devices, figurative language, English language skills, teaching English and genre.
Abstract
English language is a globally appreciated language with remarkable linguistic features. There are many genres of literature such as poetry, drama, fiction and short story. Of all these genres, poetry is the most intricate and subtle version of language. The literary devices which are embedded in poetry include simile, metaphor, epigram, rhyme, allegory, irony, hyperbole, oxymoron and many more. As a matter of fact, poems are often referred as the language of God. It is because of the implicit and soothing expressions framed in verses with brevity. Almost all poems have a beautiful rhyming and rhythm manifested in a crisp manner. This paper presents selected literary devices in a given set of poems with an analysis. It enlivens the beauty of English language and makes a point that poems are excellent genre to enhance language skills of writing, reading and speaking.
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