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Literary Devices!

Literary Devices!. Metaphor. A comparison between two unlike things Example: “An aged man is a tattered coat upon a stick .” -William Butler Yeats. Simile. A direct comparison between two things introduced by “like” or “ as.” Example:

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Literary Devices!

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  1. Literary Devices!

  2. Metaphor • A comparison between two unlike things • Example: “An aged man is a tattered coat upon a stick.” -William Butler Yeats

  3. Simile • A direct comparison between two things introduced by “like” or “as.” • Example: “His hands were like wild birds.” -John Updike

  4. Personification • To give human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or abstract ideas Example: My dog winked at me to remind me that it was all just good fun.

  5. Symbolism • Using one object to stand for something else or to mean something else. Actions can also be symbolic, such as washing hands to indicate non-involvement. Symbols, especially specific ones, often mean more than one thing. • Example: • a crown to mean superiority • the color red to mean danger • Some are specific to a particular work of literature, such as the white whale in Moby Dick.

  6. Irony • Conveys the opposite of what is meant or what would be expected. • Examples: • Saying “You’re so graceful!” to someone who has just tripped is verbal irony(sarcasm). • A lifeguard drowning in a bathtub is situational irony. • Dramatic Irony: A special kind of literary irony is when the reader (or viewer) knows something the character doesn’t. This is common in horror movies. An example of this is when the heroine runs to Jason for help, when we know he’s the slasher.

  7. Hyperbole • Exaggeration. Example: “I will love you until the seas run dry”

  8. Rhythm • The flow of the poem as created by alternating stressed and unstressed syllables Example: (Iambic Pentameter) "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" -William Shakespeare

  9. Rhyme • Similarity of sounds between words. "The winds that will be howling at all hours, And are up-gathered now like sleeping flowers," -William Wordsworth

  10. Assonance • Sounding alike in the middle. Example: moody blues.

  11. Alliteration • The neighbouring words begin with the same letter or sound. Example: “Mary sat musing . . . Waiting for Warren.” -Robert Frost

  12. Repetition • Using a sound, syllable, word, phrase, line, stanza, or pattern more than once. • Example: Twinkle, twinkle little star.

  13. Onomatopoeia • Words or phrases that sound like what they mean. • Examples: • pop, click. “The pitter-patter of little feet” is full of the “T” sound, which emphasizes the meaning.

  14. Foreshadowing • Hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to later in the work.

  15. Imagery • A set of mental pictures or images. The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.

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