Figurative Language, Sound Devices, and Diction: “Egg horror poem” Can a poem be fun to read? Does a poem always have to be serious? “Egg horror poem” by Laurel Winter is a humorous and fun poem about how eggs feel. Laurel Winter uses sound devices, figurative language, and diction in “egg horror poem” to make the non-living eggs seem like they are living by giving them human like traits and qualities. The figurative language in “egg horror poem” gives the eggs human like qualities that they don't actually have. The poet explains what the eggs are doing when they are sitting in the fridge, “They tell horror stories”(16). The eggs are also “whispering in the cold, dark carton”(4-5). These details add humor and make the poem more enjoyable