Personification exists at a unique intersection of imagery and metaphor, making it a powerful literary device that fosters empathy and generates unique descriptions. Try writing personification yourself! In the above example, we chose a random object and personified it through the five senses. My phone issued notifications with the grimly efficient extroversion of a sorority chapter president. Now start writing your own! You know that one friend who describes things very dramatically?
Basically, hyperbole refers to any sort of exaggerated description or statement. None of these examples should be interpreted literally: there are no kings in the kitchen, and I doubt anyone can eat an entire horse in one sitting. This common literary device allows us to compare our emotions to something extreme, giving the reader a sense of how intensely we feel something in the moment.
This is what makes hyperbole so fun! After all, we all feel our emotions to a certain intensity, and hyperbole allows us to experience that intensity to its fullest.
To master the art of the hyperbole, try expressing your own emotions as extremely as possible. As a specific exercise, you can try writing a poem or short piece about something mundane, using more and more hyperbolic language with each line or sentence. Is irony a literary device? So, the colloquial use of the word irony is a bit off from its official definition as a literary device. Irony is, first, when the writer describes something by using opposite language.
Like most bureaucrats, she felt a boundless love for her job, and was eager to share that good feeling with others. In literature, irony can describe dialogue, but it also describes ironic situations : situations that proceed in ways that are elaborately contrary to what one would expect.
A clear example of this is in The Wizard of Oz. All of the characters already have what they are looking for, so when they go to the wizard and discover that they all have brains, hearts, etc.
For verbal irony, try writing a sentence that gives something the exact opposite qualities that it actually has:. Have fun with it! Juxtaposition refers to the placement of contrasting ideas next to each other, often to produce an ironic or thought-provoking effect.
Writers use juxtaposition in both poetry and prose, though this common literary device looks slightly different within each realm of literature. In poetry, juxtaposition is used to build tension or highlight an important contrast. The result is a poem that, although short, condemns the paradox of a citizen trapped in their own nation. Just a note: these juxtapositions are also examples of antithesis , which is when the writer juxtaposes two completely opposite ideas. Juxtaposition accomplishes something similar in prose.
One great thing about juxtaposition is that it can dismantle something that appears to be a binary. To really master the art of juxtaposition, try finding two things that you think are polar opposites.
Juxtapose your two selected items by starting your writing with both of them—for example:. If you can accomplish what Dickens or Burke accomplishes with their juxtapositions, then you, too, are a master! A paradox is a juxtaposition of contrasting ideas that, while seemingly impossible, actually reveals a deeper truth.
Catullus 85 translated from Latin. I hate and I love. Why I do this, perhaps you ask. I know not, but I feel it happening and I am tortured. How is it possible for the speaker to both hate and love the object of his affection? Catullus 85 asks the reader to consider the absoluteness of feelings like hate and love, since both seem to torment the speaker equally.
Someone who poses assumes an unnatural state of being, whereas a natural poise seems effortless and innate. Despite these contrasting ideas, Wilde is exposing a deeper truth: to seem natural is often to keep up appearances, and seeming natural often requires the same work as assuming any other pose.
Note: paradox should not be confused with oxymoron. Paradox operates very similarly to literary devices like juxtaposition and irony. To write a paradox, juxtapose two binary ideas. Now, situate those binaries into a certain situation, and make it so that they can coexist.
Imagine a scenario in which both elements of your binary are true at the same time. How can this be, and what can we learn from this surprising juxtaposition? A metaphor is literally a comparison and hyperbole is just an over-exaggeration. In this same style, allusion is just a fancy word for a literary reference; when a writer alludes to something, they are either directly or indirectly referring to another, commonly-known piece of art or literature.
The most frequently-alluded to work is probably the Bible. Many colloquial phrases and ideas stem from it, since many themes and images from the Bible present themselves in popular works and Western culture. Any of the following ideas, for example, are Biblical allusions:. You might describe a woman as being as beautiful as the Mona Lisa, or you might call a man as stoic as Hemingway.
Why write allusions? Allusions appeal to common experiences: they are metaphors in their own right, as we understand what it means to describe an ideal place as Edenic.
And, like other literary devices, allusions also have their own sub-categories. See how densely you can allude to other works and experiences in writing about something simple. Go completely outside of good taste and name-drop like crazy:. An allegory is a story whose sole purpose is to represent an abstract concept or idea. As such, allegories are sometimes extended allusions, but the two common literary devices have their differences. The farm was founded on a shared goal of overthrowing the farming elite and establishing an equitable society, but this society soon declines.
However, allegories are not always allusions. By representing a complex idea, this allegory could actually be closer to an extended symbol rather than an extended allusion. Pick a major trend going on in the world.
Next, is there something happening at—or that could happen at—a much smaller scale that has some or all of those primary properties? This is where your creativity comes into play. Well… what if elementary school children not only started sharing their private diaries, but were now expected to share their diaries?
I know Jennifer McMahon made up her diary entry about how much she misses her grandma. The tear smudges were way too neat and perfect. Anyway, everyone loved it. Glad you came- The wanted. You hit me like the sky fell on me, fell on me. And I decided you look well on me, well on me. Diamonds- Rihanna.
Find light in the beautiful sea. I choose to be happy. You and I, you and I. Find light beautiful sea. We're like diamonds sky. At first sight I felt the energy of sun rays. I saw the life inside your eyes. I give her hope, I spend her love, Until she's broke, Inside. The story of my life. Something concrete—such as an object, action, character, or scene—that stands for something abstract, such as concept or idea. Blue birds fly, And the dreams that you dreamed of, Dreams really do come true.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted. Poetic Devices 25 Write the definition on the right column and the example under the vocabulary word on the left. LRA 3. Poetry Repetition, Alliteration, Rhyme. Repetition Repetition refers to words or phrases that are repeated Authors use repetition to: Draw attention to.
What literary devices does the author use to create that mood? And she is yelling at a bridesmaid. Skilliter A reference to a historical figure, place, or event A reference to a historical figure, place, or event. So much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens. Picture Activity Take a good look at this picture and all the details. Write ONE sentence of less than 20 words that describes the image you see here. Similar presentations.
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