4. Poetic devices: Tools of the poet Identify different poetic devices and how they convey the poem's message. •Simile – comparison using like or as
•Metaphor – a direct comparison
•Personification - giving human qualities to nonhuman things
•Tone - what emotion does the speaker use as he talks
•Point of view – who is the telling the poem
•Imagery – creating pictures with words
•Alliteration - repeating the same letter -