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Ma'am Janine
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OBJECTIVES
Construct
Define and
Identify literary Meaningful
describe the
devices in a text sentences using
different literary
sample different literary
devices
devices
Study the jumbled letters and try to rearrange the
letters to form a word.
• Eryratil scdeeiv
• Limeis
• Mphetaro .
• Ipicefsronaiotn
• llausoin
Study the jumbled letters and try to rearrange the
letters to form a word.
• Eryratil scdeeiv • Literary Devices

• Limeis • Simile
. • Metaphor
• Mphetaro
• Ipicefsronaiotn • Personification
• llausoin • Allusion
What is Literary
Device/s and
Figurative language?
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Literary devices are specific language techniques
which writers are use to create text that is clear,
interesting, and memorable. In contrast,
figurative language uses different figures of
speech such as Simile, Metaphor,
Personification, Hyperbole, Allusion and other
type of literary devices to make the piece or
message more meaningful
Literary Devices Figures of Speech
Definition Definition
Literary
Devices vs Literary or linguistic techniques forms of expression where
Figures of that produce a specific effect. esp

a figure of speech. narrative style
words are used out of their literal
meaning or out of their ordinary use
Speech or plot mechanism
used to enhance various elements Use to enhance the style and language
such as setting, style, plot, and of a work of literature
characterization
1. Simile Examples:
It is a comparison He ran like a cat, lightly and quitely
between two different
things using the word Her blue mood passed as quickly as
an afternoon rain shower
LIKE or AS
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Definition Examples
A suggested comparison between • He was a statue, waiting to hear

two unlike things in order to the news.
point out similarity 2. Her eyes were diamond
2. Metaphor
A metaphor does not use the 3. He is a shining star
word LIKE, AS, OR ANY 4. The sbow is a white blanket
VERBS OF COMPARISON)
3. Personification
is when a writer gives HUMAN

QUALITIES to animals or objects.
Examples of Personification
• My Car drank the gasoline in one gulp.
2. The newspaper headline glared at me.
3. The story jumped off the page
4. The light danced on the surface of the water.

4. Hyberbole
It is an obvious
EXAGGERATION which
is not meant
to be taken literally.
Examples of Hyperbole
• I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
2. I love you to the moon and back.
3. My brain is going to explode
4. Raining cats and dogs.

5. Allusion
Makes a comparison to
something else that is well
known or famous.
a reference to person
, event, idea, place,
location, or another text. Something that is said or
written that is intended to
make
you think of a particular
thing or person.
Examples of Allusion
1. He is being scrooge.
• meaning he is not generous like the

character
scrooge from the story A Christmas Carol)
2. The girl is an Einstein.
• The girl is smart, like the famous scientist Einstein.

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Direction: Identify the literary device used in each sentence
SIMILE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, ALLUSION, PERSONIFICATION
• They fell in love quicker than Romeo and Juliet.

• John Steinbeck's of Mice and Men book title alludes to Robert
Burns' poem " To a mouse"
• He is busy as bee.
• His heart was broken.
• As proud as peacock.
.
Direction: Identify the literary device used in each sentenc (SIMILE,
METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, ALLUSION,
PERSONIFICATION))
6. Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.

7. The cactus saluted any visitor
8. He is a shining star.
9. He is older than the hills.
10.I am dying of laughter.
What is a literary device? What are the literary
devices discussed in this lesson?
Why do most novelist feel the urge to use

literary devices in their writing?.
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1. Speech
2. Figure
3. Literary
11. Glared
12. Surface
4. Device
13. Famous
5. Personification
14. particular
6. Oxymoron
15. justice
7. English
16.Anaphora
8. Drank
17. saluted
9. Jumped off
18. peacock
10. Gasoline
19’ dog
20. Horse

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Introduction

She is a working student-teacher.

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English Class Let's get

• Eryratil scdeeiv • Literary Devices

Figures of that produce a specific effect. esp

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Your paragraph text

A suggested comparison between • He was a statue, waiting to hear

is when a writer gives HUMAN

2. The newspaper headline glared at me.

3. The story jumped off the page

4. The light danced on the surface of the water.

2. I love you to the moon and back.

3. My brain is going to explode

4. Raining cats and dogs.

• meaning he is not generous like the

2. The girl is an Einstein.

• The girl is smart, like the famous scientist Einstein.

SIMILE, METAPHOR, HYPERBOLE, ALLUSION, PERSONIFICATION

• They fell in love quicker than Romeo and Juliet.

6. Justice is blind and, at times, deaf.

Why do most novelist feel the urge to use

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