Literary devices

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  • Created on: 09-07-17 21:07
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  • LITERARY DEVICES
    • similies
      • She had a smile like the sunrise
        • Her smile seems bright and full of hope.
    • metaphors
      • His home was his castle
        • His home is presented as a secure and safe place to be.
    • repetition
      • Stephen tried and tried and tried to get the ball in the net
        • The repetition emphasises Stephen’s desperation at his failed attempts.
    • personification
      • The wind screamed through the trees
        • The wind is given the human characteristic of ‘screaming’. This creates an uneasy atmosphere.
      • pathetic fallacy
        • The clouds crowded together suspiciously overhead as the sky darkened
          • The emotion of the situation comes across through the description of the weather.
    • listing
      • The choir, the altar, the old wooden pews, the heavy door
        • A clear sense of the church is conveyed by listing the features of the inside.
    • alliteration
      • The suffocating steam filled the room
        • The repetition of the ‘s’ sound adds to the discomfort of the room.
    • onomatopoeia
      • Howling, the cat ran through the house
        • We get a sense of the cat’s terror from the sound of the word ‘howling’

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