Author Archives: kenny yang

A boy’s walked past old trees as he neared his friend, Bear. Bear’s hind-legs were folded tight under his haunches, his forelegs pressing into the earth, as if the world were rising up from beneath him, and he had to … Continue reading →

The four poetic devices I chose to teach were alliteration, allusion, connotation, and synecdoche. Something I should have addressed while teaching this to my partner was the purpose (the usefulness) behind these poetic devices. For example, with alliteration, there’s not … Continue reading →