17. The portrayal of
human emotions is
best understood by
the application of
these devices.
IMPORTANCE
18. The
castle
was
beside
the
water.The waves crashed loudly against the shoreline. The fog
lifted lightly and the medieval castle came into view. It
was a beautiful site! The fog brushed my face and I
could smell the smoke from the fire in the distance and
taste the sea salt on my lips.
OR…
19. SIMILES
referring to the practice of drawing
parallels or comparisons between
two unrelated and dissmilar things,
people, places and concepts.
marked by the use of words ‘as’
‘such as’ ‘like’
20. EXAMPLES
The truth was like a bad taste
on his tongue.
Henry is like a mouse in front of
his teacher.
Cassie talked to her son about
girls as though she were giving
him tax advice
He is as skinny as a toothpick
23. EXAMPLES
“I’ve told you a million times”
“If I can’t buy that new
game, I will die”
That joke is so old, the last
time I heard it I was riding on
a dinosaur.
24. ON
the attribution of a
personal nature or human
characteristics to
something non human.
giving human qualities
to animals or objects.
29. EXAMPLES
Conscience is a man’s
compass. –Vincent Van Gogh
All religions, arts and sciences
are branches of the same tree.
–Albert Einstein
Love is war.
Henry was a lion on the
battlefield.
30. RHYME SCHEME
is the practice of rhyming
words placed at the end of
the lines in prose or poetry.
it refers to the order in
which particular words
rhyme.
31. EXAMPLES
1.“My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse
near”
-Robert Frost
2. Roses are red
Violets are blue
Beautiful they all may be
But I love you.
32. OXYMORON
allows the author to use
contradictory or contrasting
concepts.
helps to perceive a deeper
level of meaning.
33. EXAMPLES
He possessed a cold fire in
his eyes.
Sometimes we cherish
things of little value.
The comedian was
seriously funny.
Her singing was enough to
raise the living dead.
34.
35.
36. NG
used to suggest an
upcoming outcome of
the story.
37. EXAMPLES
When Ruth Jones’
alarm clock woke her at
seven o’clock that
morning, she had no
idea that today would
be the best day of her
38. REPETITION
just a simple
repetition of a word
within a sentence or
poetical line with no
particular placement
of the words.
39. EXAMPLES
“Hatred was spreading
everywhere, blood was being
spilled everywhere, wars were
breaking out everywhere”
“Almost nothing was more annoying
than having wasted time wasted on
something not worth wasting it on”
40. 1. Parting is such a sweet
sorrow
2. Oh loving hate
3. My life is a foe of debt
4. “And to ‘thy go like
lightning”
5. Romeo, Romeo
41. SEATWORK 6
Identify the literary devices used in the the ff.
sentences.
1. This is a genuine imitation of Rolex watch.
2. But good morning! Good morning to ye and thou! I’d
say to all my patients
3. Most quiet need, but sun and candle light.
I love thee freely as men strive for right.
4. Chaos is a friend of mine.
5. The people who still lived in the town were stuck in
place like wax statues.
42. GROUP ACTIVITY
Create a short comic strips of
the play Romeo and Juliet and
used different literary devices in
their dialogues.
