Unit: Literary Devices - 43 slides total Literary Devices Part 1.
Literary Devices
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Literary DevicesNot as scary as they seem
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Devices of Figurative LanguageMetaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole, Synecdoche, Metonymy
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MetaphorDenotation:
A direct comparison between two things, where one thing takes the place of another.
Example:I have a mountain of laundry to wash this
weekend.My kitchen was a disaster zone after the
party guests went home.
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SimileDenotation:
A direct comparison between two unlike things which uses either “like” or “as”
Example:The toddler hit the living room like a
tornado, leaving toys scattered everywhere.The engine ran like an offensive lineman, so we bought a new car.
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PersonificationDenotation:
Giving human-like qualities to something that is not human (either animal or inanimate)
Example:It was so cold that the trees were shivering
and the birds put on extra socks.I was late to school this morning because my
keys were hiding from me.
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HyperboleDenotation:
Exaggeration. It is used to make a strong point, not meant to be taken literally.
Example:We have one million hours of homework from Coach Hubscher and Mrs. Spiceland every night.I met Shaquille O’neal once; he was eighty feet tall.
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SynecdocheDenotation:
A type of metonymy where a part represents a whole.
Example:He asked for her hand in marriage.My sister just bought a new ragtop, and she
wants to take us all out for ice cream to celebrate.
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MetonymyDenotation:
Calling something by something closely associated with it, but not by its own name.
Example:When the story got out to the press, the entire
school became famous.The candidate campaigned on bringing change
to the White House.
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Devices of SoundAlliteration, Assonance, Consonance, Onomatopoeia, Slant Rhyme
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AlliterationDenotation:
Two or more words with the same beginning consonant sound
Example:Lovely lucky ladies’ lunch.Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
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AssonanceDenotation:
Words with the same internal vowel soundExample:
Puppy and DuckI wrote an ode to a gross host who didn’t wash her toes.
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ConsonanceDenotation:
Repetition of the same consonant sound, not to be confused with alliteration.
Example:All mammals named Sam are clammy.
“And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain” – Edgar Allan Poe, “The Raven”
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OnomatopoeiaDenotation:
When a word is defined by its soundExample:
The thunder boomed in the distance.“Knock, knock!” said the visitor, walking
through my open classroom door.
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Slant RhymeDenotation:
“Rhyming” lines of poetry which do not actually rhyme, but end with the same consonant sound.
Also called half rhyme, near rhyme, or imperfect rhyme.
Example:Soul and allHard and tiredFood and good
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Devices of ReferenceAllusion, Apostrophe
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AllusionDenotation:
Making reference to literature, history, art, a place, a person, or mythology.
Example:I named my cat Schroedinger because he
likes to get into boxes.It’s like he has the Midas touch; he’s never
failed to make money with his crazy schemes.
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ApostropheDenotation:
Addressing something that cannot hear. This could be something inanimate or someone not present.
Example:O Muse! Come help me write these examples
for my students!Curse you, rain! How dare you ruin my
baseball game!