Ko ngā rautaki, ko ngā āhuatanga o te reo, ka whakamahia e te kaikōrero, e te kaitito rānei, hei kawe, hei whakanikoniko i ōna whakaaro, hei whakauru hoki i te wairua e hiahiatia ana e ia kia puta. Hei tauira, ko te huahuatau, ko te kīwaha, ko te huarite.
The strategies and features of language that are used by a speaker or composer to convey and embellish their ideas, and infuse them with the desired feeling. Examples of literary devices include metaphor, idiomatic expressions and rhyme.
nuka - stratagem, ploy, device
Āta whakarongo ki āna kōrero, ka tuhi ai i ngā nuka reo ka whakamahia e ia.
Ko te orokati tārua tētahi nuka reo e rangona ana i ngā waiata a Hirini Melbourne, pērā i te ‘Noke neke nuku, niki naki nū ...’