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Elements of Style: Literary Devices

Prepared by : H. Bonkosky. Elements of Style: Literary Devices. What is style in literature?. Style is the way a writer uses language. The use of words, unusual punctuation, capitalization, etc . make the author’s style.

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Elements of Style: Literary Devices

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  1. Preparedby: H. Bonkosky Elements of Style:LiteraryDevices

  2. What is style in literature? • Style is the way a writer uses language. • The use of words, unusual punctuation, capitalization, etc . make the author’s style. • For most writers, style comes naturally when they put words on a page. • An important part in an author’s style is the use of figures of speech.

  3. What is a Figure of Speech? • They are expressions that are not literally true but that suggest similarities between usually unrelated things. • Some figure of speech are so common that we use them without even noticing. • Examples: You are nuts! She is as beautiful as a monster.

  4. Metaphors SIMILES FIGURES OF SPEECH Imagery Dialect Personification Symbol Irony

  5. Similes • It compares tounlikethingsusing a comparisonwordsuch as like, than, as, orresembles. • Examples: • Her hands were like ice. • They are as flexible as a rubber band. • Her eyes resemble two coffee beans. • He is larger than life. F.O.S.

  6. Metaphor • It compares two unlike things directly, without using a specific word of comparison. • Examples: • His heart is made of stone. • Mingo is a rotten skunk! • In an extended metaphor the comparison is extended as far as the writer wants to take it. • Example: Fame is a bee. It has a song— It has a sting— Ah, too, it has a wing. --EMILY DICKINSON

  7. PERSONIFICATION • It speaks of a nonhuman or inanimate thing as if it had human or lifelike qualities. • Examples: • A falling leaf danced on the breeze. • The sun smiled on our cookout. • The fire ran wild. • I could hear Hawaii calling my name.

  8. SYMBOL • It can be, in literature, people, places, oreventsthathavemeaning in themselvesbutthatalso stand forsomethingbeyondthemselves. • We can alsofindthem in everydaylife. Forexample : a dovewithan olive branchmeaningpeace, a skullwithcrossedbonessymbolizespoison, or a heartmeaninglove

  9. Irony • Itiswhenrealitycontradictswhatweexpect. • 3 types of irony • Verbal Ironyoccurswhenwesayonething and mean somethingelse. • I’mnotmad! (in anangrytone) • You look beauuutiful! • SituationalIronyis a situationthatturnsouttobejusttheopposite of whatwe’dexpect. • The firehouse burns down. • The police station was robbed. • The teacher failed the test. • The student who didn't study passed the test • DramaticIronyoccurswhenweknowsomethingthat a character in a storyormoviedoesn’tknow. • Scarymovies

  10. Imagery • It is the language that creates word pictures and appeals to the senses. It makes us feel that we are seeing, hearing, touching, tasting , or smelling what the writer is describing. • Example: • The baby had beautiful cinnamon skin, and it was soft like cotton. His eyes were green like two emeralds, and his hair was brown like coffee .

  11. Dialect • It is a way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular place or group of people. • Examples: • Y’all come back now! • Quees la queesta’pa, corillo! • Excuse me sir, may I use the loo?

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