Literary devices in general

• Engels
• Middelbare school

Literary devices

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Which literary devices do you know?

Some literary devices

• Simile
• Metaphor
• Personification
• Allusion
• Alliteration

Wait! There's even more?!

• symbolism
• onomatopoeia
• irony
• hyperbole
• imagery

And there's more...

• Homographs
• Homophones
• Denotation
• Connotation

Answer the following questions as best you can.

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

I'm drowing in a sea of grief.

The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

My love for you is as deep as the ocean.

What is meant by a 'homophone'?

What is the aim of imagery?

1. To build suspension.
2. To evoke a response from the reader.
3. To make the writing attractive.
4. To highlight jokes.

Death

Love

Religion

What is meant by a 'homograph'?

Which literary device is saying the exact opposite of what you mean?

1. satire
2. hyperbole
3. irony
4. alliteration

Give an example of an onomatopoeia.

Alliteration

Hyperbole

Sarcasm

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.

Weather forcast for tonight: dark.

Kim's kid kept kicking like crazy!

Which literary devices do you now know?