Literary Devices
Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.
Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.
Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.
From every mountainside, let freedom ring.
Repetition
I went to paris for my holiday last year.
MISSING CAPITAL
I went to Paris for holiday last year.
"He loves ____________ his little brother."
Torment
She looked behind her. Nothing. She started the car. Her hands were shaking. There was a noise.
Sentence length
"As solitary as an oyster"
simile
I went to Jacks house for dinner last night.
MISSING APOSTROPHE
I went to Jack's house for dinner last night.
To try to encourage
"He _________ the child to eat more vegetables."
Coax
I went to the island not knowing who Richard Fox was, but I had to find out.
She went to the island not knowing who Richard Fox was, but he knew who she was.
First person, third person narration
She has a heart of gold.
metaphor
Because many writers try to use descriptive language to convey emotions and subtle meanings to the reader.
SENTENCE FRAGMENT
Remove 'Because'
OR
Because many writers try to use descriptive language to convey emotions and subtle meanings to the reader, similes and metaphors are common.
Appear or become more obvious
"If you stare at it long enough, a pattern will ______."
emerge
It was an ordinary block of flats, built in the 1920s, with small but pleasant flats. Visitors would enter without comment, until they saw the dark corridor leading down to the ominous door.
Shift/focus
The sun glared down on me as I left the crime scene.
Personifcation
I went to the store and bought some ingredients for dinner I was going to make Thai curry and noodles and so I had to buy coconut milk and rice noodles and some vegetables.
RUN ON SENTENCE
I went to the store and bought some ingredients for dinner; I was going to make Thai curry and noodles and so I had to buy coconut milk and rice noodles and some vegetables.
annoy, especially a noise
"Two songs playing at the same time really _________ on me."
grate
Mary and I never talked about that day. I'm sure it hung in her mind as much as it did mine, but we both avoided discussion of it like the plague.
withholding information
The country felt as though it would never recover from the terrors. However, all around, new shoots of plants were springing up everywhere
Symbolism
Shakespeare is not my favourite writer, he is very important to understanding our culture.
COMMA SPLICE
Shakespeare is not my favourite writer, but he is very important to understanding our culture.
to declare something in an official way
"He __________ freedom for people of all races."
proclaim
He never locked his door. It was a small town, and there was rarely a need. He knew everyone and everyone knew him, and had since they were young. Until Sasha moved down the street.
Foreshadowing