Introduction to Literary Devices: onomatopoeia, personification, simile, and metaphor.

1. Icebreaker:
Guess The
Gibberish!

2. Guess The Gibberish!
1. sih-me-Lee

3. Guess The Gibberish!
1. sih-me-Lee
Answer: Simile

4. Guess The Gibberish!
2. meh-top-fer

5. Guess The Gibberish!
2. Meh-top-fer
Answer:
Metaphor

6. Guess The Gibberish!
3. o-no-made-pea

7. Guess The Gibberish!
3. O-no-made-pea
Answer:
Onomatopoeia

8. Guess The Gibberish!
4. purr-sane-fe-kashin

9. Guess The Gibberish!
4. Purr-sane-fe-kashin
Answer:
Personification

10. Literary
Devices

11. Literary
Device?
What is a

12. What is a Literary Device?
- In literature, it’s any technique that helps authors
to achieve his or her purpose. When applied
properly, the different literary devices help readers
to appreciate, interpret, and analyze a literary
work.
- The main reason literary devices are used is to
connect with the readers.

13. Onomatopoeia
- When a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.
- This literary device is used to write out sound effects.
- Can be seen a lot in comic books, manga, manhwa.
Examples:
1. The car horn beeped loudly.
2. There was a loud bang on the door.

14. Personification
- When something nonhuman is given human
characteristics.
- Authors use it to make their writings appear more vivid and
for readers to have better understanding of the object or
animal being described.
Examples:
1. The leaves were dancing in the wind.
1. The sun is smiling at us.

15. Simile
- Where two things are directly compared to show their
common quality.
- “as” or “like” is usually used to compare.
Examples:
1. Yesterday, I worked like a dog.
1. I’m becoming blind as a bat.

16. Metaphor
- Also use to compare two things; however, it does not use “as”
or “like”
- It makes comparison between two things that aren’t alike but
do have something in common.
- A metaphor asserts that one thing IS the other.
Examples:
1. My baby brother is a cute little teddy bear.
1. The dancer was a swan.

17. Exercise:
Say weather the sentence is an
example of an onomatopoeia,
personification, simile, or
metaphor.

18. Exercise:
1. Her decision is as firm as a rock

19. Exercise:
1. Her decision is as firm as a rock
Answer: Simile

20. Exercise:
2. The old car sat idle, lonely, and
forgotten.

21. Exercise:
2. The old car sat idle, lonely, and
forgotten.
Answer: Personification

22. Exercise:
3. Her voice was music to my ears.

23. Exercise:
3. Her voice was music to my ears.
Answer: Metaphor

24. Exercise:
4. The water splashed as we
jumped into it.

25. Exercise:
4. The water splashed as we
jumped into it.
Answer: Onomatopoeia

26. Quick Recap!

27. Quick Recap!
What is the main
reason Literary Devices
are used?

28. Quick Recap!
What Literary Device usually use “as” or “like” ?
What literary device gives non human things
human qualities?
This literary device writes out sound effects.
It asserts that one things Is the other.

29. EXIT TICKET!
Write a sentence using each of the
following literary devices:
1. Metaphor
2. Personification
3. Onomatopoeia
Once you’re done, send your sentences
to my email. After that you may leave
the meet. Thank you class and have a
nice day!

30. What is title of your topic?
- The title of my topic is Literary Devices.
Why do you decide to design your material in this way?
- I designed it this way because it will help the students a lot if the slides are not
crowded, relaxing to the eyes, have designs that are related to the
topic(literary devices are usually found in books, writings, etc.) highlights
important informations, includes visual aids, and interactive activities.
What are the tips you want to give upon creating teaching
materials for ESP learners?
- Make the materials accessible and make sure learners have sufficient
background knowledge to comprehend the learning materials. Make sure that
the provided materials will enrich and support the curriculum and course
objectives.