Fun with Literary devices!

1. Fun with Literary devices! Mr. macqueen

2. Alliteration: • The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. • Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. • The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way.

3. allusion • A reference to a well known person, place, thing or event that is familiar to everyone. • It’s no wonder everyone refers to Mary as another Mother Teresa in the making; she loves to help and care after people everywhere- from the streets to her own friends.

4. analogy • An extended comparison of similar objects • In the same way as one cannot have the rainbow without the rain, one cannot achieve success and riches without hard work.

5. hyperbole • An extreme exaggeration or overstatement that a writer uses • for emphasis. • “Listening to Mr. MacQueen yammer on makes me so tired, I could fall asleep standing up.”

6. metaphor • A figure of speech that compares two things without using the • word like or as. • Henry was a lion on the battlefield.

7. Oxymoron • A technique in which two words with opposite meanings are put • Together for a special effect. • He possessed a cold fire in his eyes.

8. simile • A figure of speech that compares two things, using the word like or • as. • Edward the vampire’s skin sparkled like diamonds. • This made Dracula as sick as a dog.

9. Personification • A figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing (an idea, object, or animal) is given human characteristics. • The raging winds • The wise owl • The warm and comforting fire

10. onomatopoeia • The use of words that sound very much like the noise they • name.

11. symbolism • When a concrete (or real) object is used to stand for an idea. • The phrase “a new dawn” does not talk only about the actual beginning of a new day but also signifies a new start, a fresh chance to begin and the end of a previous tiring time.

12. repetition • is the technique of repeating a word or a phrase for rhythm or • emphasis. • In the Spider-Man films for example the phrase “With great power comes great responsibility” is used several times to highlight that theme.

13. imagery • Words that evoke a mental picture. • The gushing brook stole its way down the lush green mountains, dotted with tiny flowers in a riot of colors and trees coming alive with gaily chirping birds.

14. assonance • The repetition of vowel sounds in words. • The long song went on and on.

15. Consonance • The repetition of consonant sounds anywhere in words. • Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

16. understatement • The opposite of exaggeration. By using subtle language, • the author can emphasize an object or an idea. • A successful businessman saying "I know a little about running a company“ • Saying “It’s a bit chilly out” on a minus 20 day.