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Literary Device Literary devices
are present in fiction, nonfiction and poetry and are fundamental to the
understanding and appreciation of literary works. They are part of the writer’s tool box and include metaphor, foreshadowing, simile, sarcasm,irony, among others. Literary
help us analyze, compare/contrast and get a better devices
understanding of
literary works.
MetaphorSimile Sarcasm
Irony
allegories
Figurative There are many techniques which can rightly Language be called figurative language, including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, verbal irony, and oxymoron.
“pass away”
Euphemism A mild inoffensive word or expression used in place of one that is harsh or unpleasant.
"a well-known secret agent."
Paradox A statement which seems on its face to be self-contradictory or absurd yet it makes sense.
“Dr. Johnson drank his tea in oceans”
Exaggeration/hyper A description which exaggerates, bole
usually employing extremes and/or superlatives to convey a positive or negative attribute; “hype.”
To a woman wearing ugly clothes:
"I see, Miss America, that you are wearing the latest Dior ensemble”
Sarcasm
Form of verbal irony that insults a person with insincere praise
“And the muscles of his brawny arms are strong as iron bands– Longfellow”
Simile A simile is a figure of speech that compares two apparently dissimilar items using the words like or as.
“The boy was a tiger when he fought.” "He is a house"
Metaphor A direct relationship where one thing or idea substitutes for another
"the cackling hen," "the whizzing arrow," "the buzzing saw."
Onomatopoeia
Where sounds are spelled out as words; or, when words describing sounds actually sound like the sounds they describe.
“the devil finds work in idle hands”
Aphorism A brief statement of a general truth it is synonymous with a maxim or proverb.
“on the lightly Grassed dunes, something tart in the air While she walked, banging her skirts” Sebastian
Barry Fanny Hawke Goes to the Mainland Forever
Imagery
Language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation
are present in fiction, nonfiction and poetry and are fundamental to the
understanding and appreciation of literary works. They are part of the writer’s tool box and include metaphor, foreshadowing, simile, sarcasm,irony, among others. Literary
help us analyze, compare/contrast and get a better devices
understanding of
literary works.
MetaphorSimile Sarcasm
Irony
allegories
Figurative There are many techniques which can rightly Language be called figurative language, including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, verbal irony, and oxymoron.
“pass away”
Euphemism A mild inoffensive word or expression used in place of one that is harsh or unpleasant.
"a well-known secret agent."
Paradox A statement which seems on its face to be self-contradictory or absurd yet it makes sense.
“Dr. Johnson drank his tea in oceans”
Exaggeration/hyper A description which exaggerates, bole
usually employing extremes and/or superlatives to convey a positive or negative attribute; “hype.”
To a woman wearing ugly clothes:
"I see, Miss America, that you are wearing the latest Dior ensemble”
Sarcasm
Form of verbal irony that insults a person with insincere praise
“And the muscles of his brawny arms are strong as iron bands– Longfellow”
Simile A simile is a figure of speech that compares two apparently dissimilar items using the words like or as.
“The boy was a tiger when he fought.” "He is a house"
Metaphor A direct relationship where one thing or idea substitutes for another
"the cackling hen," "the whizzing arrow," "the buzzing saw."
Onomatopoeia
Where sounds are spelled out as words; or, when words describing sounds actually sound like the sounds they describe.
“the devil finds work in idle hands”
Aphorism A brief statement of a general truth it is synonymous with a maxim or proverb.
“on the lightly Grassed dunes, something tart in the air While she walked, banging her skirts” Sebastian
Barry Fanny Hawke Goes to the Mainland Forever
Imagery
Language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation
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