What is Poetic Language?

Poetic language is the use of any of the literary/poetic
language techniques that are used by poets to convey their message.  The following are
some of the most common:

Figurative Language
Examples

1. Simile -- comparison using like
or as

ex.  The pretty flower is like a ray of sunshine in
my garden.

2.  Metaphor -- implied
comparison

ex.  The pretty flower is a ray of sunshine in
my garden.

3.  Personfication -- giving a human quality to
a non-human thing

ex.  The flower smiled its radiance over
the rest of the garden.

4.  Symbolism -- an object or
person that represents some other quality. 

ex.  The
beautiful flower represents the glory of nature.

5. 
Imagery -- language that appeals to any of the senses

Ex.
The vibrant smooth yellow petals emitted a beautiful perfume that attrached buzzy
bees.

Sound
Devices

1.  Assonance -- repetition of
vowels sounds

Ex. The flowers allowed
me a glimpse into beauty.

2.  Consonance --
repetition of consonant sounds within words

ex. 
The flowers call me to tell all their beauty.  (L's)

3. 
Alliteration -- repetition of sound at the start of
words

ex.  The flowers flowed freely down the
vine.

4.  internal rhyme -- rhyming words within a
line

ex.  The flowers call all of the
bees.

5.  end rhyme -- rhyming words at the end of at
tleast 2 lines

7.  meter / rhythm-- the rythmic pattern of
syllables in a line -- look to mark the stressed and unstressed syllables and look for a
pattern.  Shakespeare wrote primary in iambic pentatmater.  That means each
even-numbered syllable was stressed (iambic) and there were 5 of those in a line.
(pentameter)

You can learn more and see more examples if
you look at the link below.