Define the following terms (Literary Devices) with Examples (at least 3) of each:
i) Simile ii) Metaphor iii) Hyperbole iv) Personification v) Alliteration vi) Repetition
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A simile compares two things using like or as
Example:
- Soldiers are as brave as lions.
This use of a simile compares the braveness of a soldier to that of a lion.
A metaphor is a thing that is symbolic of something else, especially abstract.
*Usually creates a comparison without using like or as
Example:
- The English assignment was a breeze.
This implicates that the assignment was very easy
- My mom was boiling mad.
This implicates that she is very mad.
A hyperbole is extreme exaggeration.
*Not to be confused with similes and metaphors because hyperbole's do not make comparisons, they just create an overstatement that cannot be taken seriously
Example:
- My grandmother is as old as dirt.
Though you may think this is a simile, it is not. This is a hyperbole because it is an exaggeration, and therefore cannot be taken seriously
Alliteration is the repetition of a single letter at the beginning of words in a sentence.
Example:
- Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers
- she sells seashells by the seashore
These sentences are nursery rhymes also known as tongue twisters because they start the words within the sentence begin with the same letter.
Repetition is when words or phrases are repeated in a literary work. Repetition is often used in poetry or song, and it is used to create rhythm and bring attention to an idea. Repetition is also often used in speech, as a rhetorical device to bring attention to an idea.
Examples:
-Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
"Oh, woeful, oh woeful, woeful, woeful day!
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i) Simile: lt is a figure of speech that directly compares two things using the words like and as. Eg: As cool as a cucumber. As busy as a bee. You were as brave as a lion.
ii) Metaphor: lt is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Eg: I'm drowning in a sea of grief. Mary's voice is music to my ears. You are my sunshine.
iii) Hyperbole: lt is the figure of speech that uses an exaggerated statement to create a strong emotional response. As a figure of speech it is not intended to be taken literary. lt is frequently used for humor. Eg: l am so hungry, l could eat a horse. My backpack weighs a ton. He's running faster than the wind.
iv) Personification: lt is the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. Eg: Lightning danced across the sky. The wind howled in the night. The car complained as the key was roughly turned in its ignition.
v) Alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Eg: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies. Black bug bit a big black bear.
vi) Repitition: lt is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few times to make an idea clearer and more memorable. Eg: If you think you can do it, you can do it. The boy was a good footballer, because his father was a footballer, and his grandfather was a footballer. The bird said, “I don't sing because I am happy, I am happy because I sing.”
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