It’s time for another installment of How to Use Poetic Devices! Today we’re covering metonymy and synecdoche, two of the most similar devices (and the weirdest spellings!).

This blog will explain how to actually pronounce them as well as what they are and how to incorporate them into your writing.

Welcome back to my series: How to Use Poetic Devices! Last time, we covered enjambment. This post will be all about personification; what it is, an example, and some tips to make your use of personification even better.

Welcome to my new series: How to Use Poetic Devices!

I gave a presentation to the Editors Tea Club on poetry editing a few weeks ago, and there was lots of interest in enjambment since it's a device that isn't discussed much. Thus the idea of a series was born!