V4 P1 W2 literary devices

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Basic rules

• We do our work when we should
• We are silent during explanations and raise our hands for questions
• Our phone is in our "zakkie" in our bag
• We don't eat, drink, or chew gum in class

learning goals

I understand and can identify the most common stylistic devices and sound techniques that appear in literature.

stylistic devices

What are stylistic devices?

Metaphor

a word or phrase that refers to something else

• The pillow was a cloud
  
• Wings chased us through the night
  

Simile

a metaphor that uses the words like or as to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something else

• I wandered lonely as a cloud
  
• You look like hell
  

personification

ascribing human traits to objects

• the waves danced
  
• Trees stretched their arms
  

Oxymoron

combining words with opposite meanings (creates dramatic effect and makes readers wonder how the two could be combined)

• old news
• loving hate

Imagery

author provokes sensory details through the use of descriptive language

• The sunset was the most gorgeous they’d ever seen; the clouds were edged with pink and gold.
• The familiar tang of his grandmother’s cranberry sauce reminded him of his youth.

sound techniques

What is a sound technique?

consonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same consonant sound

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• “The phantom flashed past, aflame, then, “poof!” faded out of sight.” 

consonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same consonant sound

• Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
• “The phantom flashed past, aflame, then, “poof!” faded out of sight.” 

why not the "f" in "of"?

assonance

a series of words (or close together) that have the same vowel sound

• I made my way to the lake
  
• “His tender heir might bear his memory” 

alliteration

(specific form of consonance) a series of words (or close together) that have the same first consonant sound

• While I nodded, nearly napping
  
• fair is foul and foul is fair, 

           hover throught the fog and filthy air.

onomatopoeia

words that sound like their meaning

• Jingling bells
  
• Bees are buzzing
  

Note that these are sound techniques and therefore may not be reflected in spelling, i.e. “do you like blue” is also considered assonance.

Look up the lyrics from a song that you like. 

Now, see if you can find these devices and techniques in your lyrics.

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