General English Topic - Phonetic device

1. A PROJECT
ON
“ PHONETIC DEVICES ”
SUBJECT: GEN. ENGLISH
SESSION: 2020-2021
SUBMITTED TO : Dr. Manisha Sharma Mam
SUBMITTED BY: Yuvraj Singh
ROLL NO. 50
S
Rajasthan Shikshak Prashikshan Vidyapeeth
Jaipur

2. Alliteration
This is one of the easiest go-to devices to use. Alliteration involves the
quick repetition of the first letters, and therefore the first sounds, of
words.
The white witch wanted to write a new spell.
New aunt Anita aimed to avoid annoying her tired sister.

3. Personification
Giving inanimate objects and other phenomena human traits.
The leaves danced in the wind, twirling round and round before bowing out
and resting on the cold ground

4. Simile
Comparing two unrelated things to creating new understanding
and meaning. They are marked by the use of “like,” “as,”or “such
as.”
She ran like the wind.
His eyes were as blue as the sky

5. Foreshadowing
Words, phrases, or events that hint or suggest to the reader what’s
going to happen in the story.
In To Kill a Mockingbird, finding the presents in the oak tree foreshadows the
truth about Boo Radley
Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” foreshadows the narrator’s actions from
the start of the story: I can’t say how the idea first entered my brain, but once it
was there, it haunted me day and night. There wasn’t any reason for it. I liked the
old man.

6. Satire
Using humor, wit, or sarcasm to expose human vice or folly.
• In television, the creators of South Park have built their success on satire.
• My favorite example is Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal.”

7. Symbolism
Using objects or action to mean something more than what appears on
the surface.
The dawn of a new day often is used to symbolize a new beginning.
The albatross in in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s “The Rime of the Ancient
Mariner” symbolizes a burden: Ah ! well a-day ! what evil looks / Had I from
old and young ! / Instead of the cross, the Albatross / About my neck was
hung
In daily life, people often associate colors with ideas. Black with death. Red
with love. White with purity or peace.

8. Onomatopoeia
Words whose sound mimics natural sounds or
sounds of an object. These words help bring the
reader into the scene by working on the senses.
Bang! Flutter. Buzzzzz! Hum.
The birds tweet in chipper chatter outside the window.
A loud bang jarred me from sleep

9. Metaphor
A device that asserts that one object is another, bringing new
meaning to the original subject for a fresh understanding.
• A common metaphor: it’s raining cats and dogs.
• From Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”: But, soft! what light through yonder
window breaks? / It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
• Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill bucket. – George Orwell

10. Hyperbole
Exaggerating a statement or idea to emphasize a point or emotion.
• If I take another step, my feet will fall off.
• She’s so thin she could thread a needle.
• If his teeth were any whiter, I’d be blind

11. Oxymoron
A device that puts two contradictory ideas together to create
complex meaning. (See top photo)
• Their relationship was an open secret.
• The sight of the living dead shuffling below sent a blazing chill down her
spine.
• It’s hard to explain that comforting pain to those who don’t understand.