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“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.”
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“Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date.” These lines are in:
"Oh, great! I have spilled tomato sauce on my expensive white shirt!" is an example of
"Oh, great! I have spilled tomato sauce on my expensive white shirt!" is an example of
The allegations against the Mayor may not have been proven. But he must resign and get re- elected. Caesar's wife must be above suspicion". The underlined sentence is an example of:
The allegations against the Mayor may not have been proven. But he must resign and get re- elected. Caesar's wife must be above suspicion". The underlined sentence is an example of:
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
"Whiffling" and "burbled" are examples of
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, Came whiffling through the tulgey wood, And burbled as it came! "Whiffling" and "burbled" are examples of
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"...the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses" is an example of
"...the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses" is an example of
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"You have a sweet ride there there!" "Sweet ride" is an example of
"You have a sweet ride there there!" "Sweet ride" is an example of
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Study Notes
Literary Devices
- Metaphor: A figure of speech that directly compares unlike things without using "like" or "as".
- Synecdoche: A figure of speech where a part represents a whole.
- Irony: A contrast between expectation and reality.
- Metonymy: Using one thing to refer to another that is closely related.
- Iambic pentameter: A poetic meter with five iambs per line.
- Dactylic pentameter: A poetic meter with five dactyls per line.
- Trochaic tetrameter: A poetic meter with four trochees per line.
Literary Devices (Examples)
- "Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May..." is an example of Iambic pentameter.
- "Oh, great! I have spilled tomato sauce on my expensive white shirt!" is an example of irony.
Other Literary Devices
- Allegory: A story with two levels of meaning – literal and symbolic.
- Allusion: A reference to another work, person, or event.
- Anecdote: A short, interesting story.
- Emblem: A symbolic image.
- Connotation: Implied meaning of a word.
- Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
- Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates a sound.
- Euphony: Pleasant sounds in a phrase or sentence.
- Poesy: Poetic language.
- Catachresis: A rhetorical trope of a metaphorical shift of the meaning of a word.
- Neologism: A newly coined word or phrase.
- Parallelism: Similar grammatical structure in a series of phrases or clauses.
- Truism: A statement that is self-evident or obvious.
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Test your knowledge on various literary devices ranging from metaphors to poetic meters. This quiz includes definitions and examples, helping you to understand how these devices enhance literature. Challenge yourself and see how well you recognize these important concepts!
