Literary Devices I
What is Hyperbole?
What is alliteration?
The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
BOOM! Went the Dynamite in the rock quarry.
Onomatopoeia.
What does alliteration do?
It helps things have a feeling of flow, etc.
What is onomatopoeia?
Sound effects (eg. Boom, crash)
What is a metaphor?
A comparison between two things that does not use "like" or "as".
The sky waved gently to him.
Personification.
What does Onomatopoeia do?
Helps to shock and grab attention, etc.
What is verbal irony?
When a character says one thing but means another.
What is situational irony?
When the outcome of an event is the opposite of what one expects.
We came, we saw, we conquered.
Anaphora
What does metaphor help do?
Shows a comparison that gives an emotional feel that feels true, etc.
What is a juxtaposition?
What is an allusion?
A reference to other literature.
I had lost the olympics for my team. I thought they would hate me but instead they bought me an ice cream and we became best friends.
Situational irony
What does hyperbole do?
It helps add some comedy at times, it helps show how big of a deal this is to the character, etc.
What is apostrophe (literary device not punctuation)?
The addressing of an inanimate object.
What is ekphrasis?
A piece of art directly inspired by another piece of art.
Is this a dagger which I see before me? Come over here dagger, let me hold you.
Apostrophe.
What does allusion help do to a story?
Helps root it in the culture, helps make the author look informed, situates the argument, etc.