Sound Devices:
* Alliteration: Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
* Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."
* Assonance: Repetition of vowel sounds within words.
* Example: "The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain."
* Consonance: Repetition of consonant sounds within or at the end of words.
* Example: "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." (Notice the repetition of "p" and "k" sounds)
* Onomatopoeia: Words that imitate the sound they describe.
* Example: "The buzzing bee flew by."
* Rhyme: Words that sound alike.
* Example: "The cat sat on the mat."
* Rhythm: The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry.
* Example: "Iambic pentameter" is a common rhythm in Shakespearean sonnets.
* Caesura: A pause or break within a line of poetry, often marked by punctuation.
* Example: "The woods are lovely, dark and deep, / But I have promises to keep, / And miles to go before I sleep, / And miles to go before I sleep." (Pause after "deep" and "sleep")
Figurative Language:
* Simile: A comparison using "like" or "as."
* Example: "The clouds were like cotton candy."
* Metaphor: A direct comparison that doesn't use "like" or "as."
* Example: "The world is a stage."
* Personification: Giving human qualities to inanimate objects or animals.
* Example: "The wind whispered secrets through the trees."
* Hyperbole: An exaggeration.
* Example: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."
* Understatement: Saying less than what is meant.
* Example: "It's a bit chilly today" when it's actually freezing.
* Oxymoron: A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory terms.
* Example: "living dead"
* Metonymy: Using a related word or phrase to represent something else.
* Example: "The crown" to represent the king or queen.
* Synecdoche: Using a part to represent the whole or vice versa.
* Example: "Wheels" to represent a car.
* Imagery: Language that appeals to the senses (sight, smell, touch, taste, sound).
* Example: "The sun was a golden coin in the sky."
Other Features:
* Structure: The way the poem is organized (e.g., stanzas, lines, form).
* Theme: The central idea or message of the poem.
* Tone: The speaker's attitude towards the subject matter.
More Than 6? Absolutely! These are just some of the many language features poets use. Each poet develops their own unique style, often incorporating multiple techniques in their work.