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What are Literary Devices - Examples
Explanation of commonly used literary devices along with the list of remaining is provided below.
Alliteration: A literary device/figure of speech is said to be an alliteration when the consonant sounds (initial) get repeated. Here are few examples of alliteration being used.
Irony: It is a figure of speech used in conveying an opposite meaning to what is actually said. There is a tinge of sarcasm in the speech when a person tries to use ironical sentences.
Simile: This literary device is used for the purpose of comparison. The words such as 'like', 'as', etc. are used when similie is used in a sentence. Example: He looks like a king.
Metaphor: The literary device, metaphor is same as simile except for the different that words, 'as', 'like', etc. are not used. Example: He is a tiger. Here is a list of metaphors which might prove to be useful for the readers
Hyperbole: The hyperbole is a literary device used for exaggeration. Example: He drank oceans of tea while preparing for the examination.
Onomatopoeia: In this figure of speech, meaning of words is the same as they sound. Example: 'click', 'ding-dong', etc. Here are few examples of onomatopoeia.
Personification: This literary device is used to attribute human characteristics to inanimate objects.
Most of the figures of speech described above are amongst literary devices used in poetry. Personification, hyperbole, irony, alliteration, onomatopoeia are few of these literary devices. A list of literary devices in the tabular form is presented below. The glossary of literary terms should also prove to be useful for the readers.