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What are Literary Devices
The
article explains what are literary devices through
descriptions presented below. The use of literary
devices in poetry and literature is
quite common. These tools (literary devices) add
meaning to and
beautify the literary
work.
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The various
literary techniques are deliberately used for the
purpose of giving a certain specific
effect to words/language. The common
structures used in writing, literary devices are
categorized into
literary
techniques
and literary elements. Few
of the examples of literary
elements
are plot, theme, setting, protagonist, etc. To get
a rough idea of what are some
examples
of literary techniques, have a look at the
following terms: simile, metaphor,
oxymoron, onomatopoeia, etc. Let us
understand more about what are literary devices
used in
English language
through this article.
What
are Literary Devices Used For?
The literary device as stated earlier,
add punch to writing and makes the literary work
readable.
The use of literary devices
in
literature
help in
developing a plot or explaining a particular
situation quite easily. It is also with
the literary devices that meaning and a proper
framework is
presented to the
writing
. Let us understand
more about what are literary devices through
following article.
What are Literary Devices -
Examples
Explanation of
commonly used literary devices along with the list
of remaining is provided
below.
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Alliteration
: A literary
device/figure of speech is said to be
an alliteration when the consonant
sounds (initial) get
repeated. Here are
few
examples of alliteration
being used.
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Irony
: It is a figure of
speech used in conveying an
opposite
meaning to what is actually said. There is a tinge
of sarcasm in the speech when a person
tries to use
ironical sentences.
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Simile
: This literary device
is used for the purpose of
comparison.
The words such as 'like', 'as', etc. are used
when
similie
is
used in a sentence. Example: He looks like
a king.
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Metaphor
: The literary
device,
metaphor
is same as
simile
except for the different that
words, 'as', 'like', etc. are not
used.
Example: He is a tiger. Here is a
list
of metaphors
which might
prove to be useful for the readers
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Hyperbole
: The hyperbole is
a literary device used for
exaggeration. Example: He drank oceans
of tea while
preparing for the
examination.
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Onomatopoeia
: In this figure
of speech, meaning of words
is the same
as they sound. Example: 'click', 'ding-dong',
etc. Here are few
examples
of onomatopoeia
.
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Personification
: This
literary device is used to attribute
human characteristics to inanimate
objects.
Most of the
figures of speech described above are amongst
literary devices used in
poetry
.
Personification, hyperbole,
irony
, alliteration,
onomatopoeia are few of these literary devices. A
list of literary devices in the tabular
form is presented below. The
glossary
of literary terms
should
also prove to be useful for the
readers.
Allegory
Anagram
Analogy
Allusion
Amplification
Alliteration
Anastrophe
Anthropomorphism
Animism
Aphorism
Archetype
Bibliomancy
Chiasmus
Circumlocution
Antithesis
Asyndeton
Caesura
Characterization
Consonance
Apostrophe
Assonance
Bildungsroman
Cacophony
Conflict