Alliteration The repetition of sounds especially of the initial consonant Alliteration The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way Anaphora The repetition of the same word A naphora This royal throne of kings this sceptered isle This earth of majesty this seat of Mars ID: 274775
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Literary DevicesSlide2
Alliteration
The repetition of sounds especially of the initial consonantSlide3
Alliteration
The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way. Slide4
Anaphora
The repetition of the same wordSlide5
Anaphora
This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of MarsSlide6
Apostrophe
Address to someone or something not presentSlide7
Apostrophe
Oh ancestors, what would you say about this matter?Slide8
Asyndeton
Omission of conjunctionsSlide9
Asyndeton
Reduce, Reuse, RecycleSlide10
Ellipsis
Omission of a word (usually form of sum with passives, or
esse
with infinitives)Slide11
Ellipsis
"Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends."
(Virginia Woolf)Slide12
Hendiadys
a single idea expressed through two words, not usually taken together, which are joined by a conjunction, instead of a modified noun (
lectus
et umbra instead of the shaded couch)Slide13
Hendiadys
"
He came despite the rain and weather
" instead of "He came despite the rainy weather"Slide14
Hyperbaton
Words that naturally belong to one another are separated for emphasis or effectSlide15
Hyperbaton
Alone he walked on the cold, lonely roads. Slide16
Hyperbole
Exaggeration, emphatic overstatementSlide17
Hyperbole
Waves high as mountains broke over the reef.Slide18
Litotes
Deliberate understatementSlide19
Litotes
Jackie Robinsons breaking of baseball’s color barrier was no small accomplishment. Slide20
Metaphor
A comparison in which one thing is said to be anotherSlide21
Metaphor
Henry was a lion on the battlefield. Slide22
Metonymy
One word closely related to another used to suggest the other wordSlide23
Metonymy
The Crown had absolute power in the Middle Ages. Slide24
Personification
Giving human qualities to animals or objectsSlide25
Personification
Love enfolded us in her arms. Slide26
Polysyndeton
Use of several conjunctions in close succession, especially where some may be excessiveSlide27
Polysyndeton
Marge and Susan and Anne and Daisy and Barry all planned to go for a picnic. Slide28
Polysyndeton
Marge and Susan and Anne and Daisy and Barry all planned to go for a picnic. Slide29
Tmesis
Separation of one word into two parts (in Latin this is always the separation of a compound word) Slide30
Tmesis
He shall be punished, what man so ever offended.