How to Harness the Power of Poetic Devices

There’s ample room for creative freedom in poetry, but tried and true poetic devices can seriously elevate your work.

Leigh Victoria Fisher, MS
Writers Guild
Published in
5 min readFeb 2, 2020

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Illustration Courtesy of VectorMine

Poetry is a form of writing with boundless creativity. It’s easy to say that there are no rules and you’re more than welcome to approach the form with that mindset.

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Leigh Victoria Fisher, MS
Writers Guild

Brooklyn-based writer and poet. Designer in NYC. Drinks books and loves coffee. Has an MS from NYU in Integrated Design & Media. Working on an MFA in Fiction.