What makes a poem popular? What makes one poem better than the other? Though all these questions have multiple answers, One common and important answer to all these questions is the tactful use of Poetic devices. But, what are Poetic devices? Poetic devices are tools that a poet can use to create rhythm, enhance a poem's meaning, or intensify a mood or feeling. These devices help piece the poem together, much like a hammer and nails join planks of wood together. There are copious poetic devices , which we will be discussing in detail in this blog 1) In poetry, repetition is repeating words, phrases, or lines. 2) A simile is a comparison between two unlike things. Similes use the words 'like' or 'as.' 3) In contrast to a simile, a metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using the words like or as. A metaphor uses the senses and compares two things in a meaningful way 4) Poets may also use imagery , or words to create an image in the r