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Literary Devices and Examples

Literary Devices and Examples. Allusion. Allusion: a reference to something literary, mythological, religious, historical, or found in pop culture Patrick Henry urged his listeners not to be “betrayed with a kiss”. Apostrophe.

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Literary Devices and Examples

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  1. Literary Devices and Examples

  2. Allusion Allusion: a reference to something literary, mythological, religious, historical, or found in pop culture Patrick Henry urged his listeners not to be “betrayed with a kiss”

  3. Apostrophe Apostrophe: speaker directly addresses a person who is dead or not physically present, an imaginary person or entity, something inhuman, or any other abstract thing “O Death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?”

  4. Euphemism Euphemism: an indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is considered unpleasant In Victorian times, ladies were said to “glisten” rather than to sweat or perspire.

  5. Onomatopoeia Onomatopoeia: a word formed from the imitation of natural sounds The fire crackled in the fireplace. We could hear the buzzing of the bees in the hive.

  6. Personification Personification: endowing non human objects or creatures with human qualities or characteristics The smiling, friendly sun was about to be swallowed by the angry clouds moving in from the south.

  7. Symbol Symbol: something that stands for something else Flags, ring, mascot

  8. Colloquialism Colloquialism: casual language- similar to spoken language or informal writing Huck Finn, All the Pretty Horses

  9. Hyperbole Hyperbole: Intentional exaggeration to create an effect There were at least a million people at the mall when I went shopping Saturday.

  10. Repetition Repetition: repeating a word or phrase for additional emphasis Hope has sprung a perfect dive, a perfect day, a perfect lie

  11. Alliteration Alliteration: repetition of sounds in a sequence of words- often the initial letters of words Boast your bitter bragging rights

  12. Oxymoron Oxymoron: An expression in which two words that contradict each other are joined Jumbo shrimp; sweet sorrow; little giant

  13. Paradox Paradox: An apparently contradictory statement which actually contains some truth Sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind

  14. Irony Irony: a contradiction between appearance or expectation and reality. Truth is opposite of appearances. In King Lear, Lear believes his daughter Cordelia to be disloyal, when in fact she is his only faithful daughter

  15. Simile Simile: comparison using “like” or “as” This room is as hot as an oven

  16. Metaphor Metaphor: comparison, one thing representing another School is a prison

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