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21st century literature from

the Philippines and the World

Lesson 5:
LITERARY DEVICES

Lecturer: Mr. Shawn Michael

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• What is a literary device?

• Literary Devices:
o Figure of Speech
 Symbolism
 Imagery
 Simile
 Metaphor
 Alliteration
 Hyperbole
 Onomatopoeia
 Personification
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Topic 1: What is a Literary Device?
Literacy Device
• Literary devices help to
construct the author’s
meaning.
• Literary devices help to
define the author’s/
reader’s purpose.
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Topic 1: What is a Literary Device?
Literacy Device are found in
all types of Writing:
• Fiction
• Non - Fiction
• Poetry Authors often use figures of
speech in both writing.
Figures of speech present
ordinary things in new or
unusual ways.
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Symbolism
Examples
• Symbolism is when an Storms often represent
conflict or high emotions
author uses an object or .
reference to add deeper Flowers can symbolize youth
or beauty.
meaning to their story.
Autumn often represents
decline or growing old.
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Examples
Imagery
• Imagery can be visual. "A blinding sun."
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"The chiming of the bells."

• Imagery can also be auditory.
• Imagery can appeal to taste.
• Imagery can convey a scent.
• Imagery can arouse the sense
of touch.
"The bland taste of starchy
banana.“
"The aroma of dirty sweat
socks.
"Snow falling on your nose.“
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Similes Examples

• Similes indirectly "as proud as a peacock"

compare two different "fight like a lion"

things by using the words "slower than a turtle"

"like", "as" or "than".

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Metaphor
Examples
• Similar to the definition of a
simile but there is one “The boy was a fish in the
important difference between water.”
the two. “The snow is a white

• An implied direct comparison blanket.”

between two unlike things that

actually have something
important in common.
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Alliteration Examples

• Alliteration is the repetition of “Six silly swans went

beginning consonant sounds. swimming in the sea.”

“Sue shook her silky silver

• It’s important to note that not
hair as the sun was
every word in the sentence has
setting.”
to begin with the same letter in
“Brad wore his blue and
order for it to be considered
brown blazer.”
alliteration.
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Hyperbole
• Hyperbole is a major
exaggeration or
overstatement.
• Authors use this figure of
speech to emphasize a point
or add humor.
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Examples
“My backpack weighs a ton.”
“The wolf was 100 feet
high.”
“You could have knocked me
over with a feather.”
“I’ve told you a million
times.”
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Examples

Onomatopoeia
• Onomatopoeia is a word
that sounds like its meaning.
• It can also be described as
the use of a word which
imitates a sound.
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Personification
• Giving human traits or
characteristics to something that
isn’t human, such as animals,
objects or non-living things.
• When a writer uses
personification, he or she gives
characteristics of a person to an
animal object or thing.
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Examples
“The willow tree shook her long
hair.”
Explanation: The example is
referring to the way that the
willow tree’s long branches sway
in the wind. By saying “shook her
long hair”. The tree is given
characteristics of a human.
“The car danced across the icy
road.”
“The angry clouds marched across
the sky.”
“The stars in the clear night sky
winked at me."
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• Literary Standards

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