Eight Common Literary Devices (With Activities) Glach, S. (2020, September 22). 11 Common literary devices: Definitions, examples, and exercises. Retrieved from https://writers.com/common-literary-devices

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● Demonstrate an understanding about
literary devices.
● Demonstrate the correct and
appropriate usage of literary devices
by making a short story.

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‘Your profusion makes me saving; and if you
lament over him much longer, my heart will be
as light as a feather.’ '' (p. 157)
“Elizabeth made no answer, and walked on, her
heart swelling with indignation” (p. 130)
" ‘I am sure,’ she added, ‘if it was not for such
good friends I do not know what would become
of her, for she is very ill indeed, and suffers a
vast deal, though with the greatest patience in
the world’" (p. 29).
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Literary Devices
Techniques used to:
● Create effect in writing
● Convey information
● Help understand
● Give emphasis

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Metaphor
- Direct comparisons between two
objects
- Example:
“The milkmaid is the foundation of
the farm.”

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Simile
- Indirect comparisons between two
objects; relies on the words, “like” or
“as”
- Example:
“The milkmaid is like the
foundation of the farm.”

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Imagery
- Uses figurative language to describe
something.
- Appeals to the readers’ five senses

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Imagery

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Symbolism
- Uses an object to represent
something.
- Example:
“Love” is represented by a red
heart.

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Personification
- Giving human attributes to a
nonhuman object.
- Also known as “anthropomorphism”

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Personification

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Hyperbole
- Any sort of exaggerated description.
- Example:
“I’m so tired I could sleep forever.”

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Irony
- Normally signifies the opposite
- Example:
“I’m vegan but I eat pork every
Saturdays for protein.”

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Juxtaposition
- Placement of contrasting ideas next
to each other
- Example:
“I wore my birthday dress as I
prepare for the end of my life.”

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