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What Are The Literary Devices

Is "Quote" a literary device?

No, it is not.

Some Literary devices are:

Allegory: A symbolic representation of something
Alliteration: The repetition of a sound at the beginning of a word "she sells sea shells by the sea shore"
Allusion: A reference to a notable event or person
Assonance: The repetition of vowel sounds in a sentence (see which sound repeats as you speak or read aloud)
Foreshadowing: dropping hints or clues about what is to come later in the story
Hyperbole: An exaggeration (She's as big as a house, as tall as a tree, etc.)
Metaphor: Comparing two things without using the words like or as
Personification: Giving human qualities to non-living things (The flower petals *danced* in the breeze)
Simile: Comparing two things using the words 'like' or 'as' (She's pretty as a picture)

What literary device are used in these?

When you say "I say it with a heavy heart," what literary device is used (if at all present)

Also, when someone talks to God (not in prayer) is it counted as an apostrophe?

What is a literary device?

Literary devices refers to specific aspects of literature, in the sense of its universal function as an art form which expresses ideas through language, which we can recognize, identify, interpret and/or analyze. Literary devices collectively comprise the art form’s components; the means by which authors create meaning through language, and by which readers gain understanding of and appreciation for their works. They also provide a conceptual framework for comparing individual literary works to others, both within and across genres. Both literary elements and literary techniques can rightly be called literary devices.

Some examples of literary devices:

Allegory: Where every aspect of a story is representative, usually symbolic, of something else, usually a larger abstract concept or important historical/geopolitical event.

Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line.

Dramatic irony: Where the audience or reader is aware of something important, of which the characters in the story are not aware.

Figurative language: Any use of language where the intended meaning differs from the actual literal meaning of the words themselves. There are many techniques which can rightly be called figurative language, including metaphor, simile, hyperbole, personification, onomatopoeia, verbal irony, and oxymoron.

Foreshadowing: Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen. Foreshadowing can take many forms and be accomplished in many ways, with varying degrees of subtlety. However, if the outcome is deliberately and explicitly revealed early in a story (such as by the use of a narrator or flashback structure), such information does not constitute foreshadowing.

Hyperbole: A description which exaggerates, usually employing extremes and/or superlatives to convey a positive or negative attribute; “hype.”

What literary devices are used in this poem?

Hey.

I think you're misunderstanding the term 'literary device'. What you've basically done, is searched for the same letter being used more than once - that's not really a literary device. Plus, I think you mean consonant, not constant.

Anyway, here's your help. A literary device could mean for example...

Alliteration: Its Past, enlightened to Perceive new Periods of Pain

End rhyme: As you spotted, 'contain' and 'pain'.

Imagery and theme: In this case temporal imagery (related to time) - 'recollect', 'future', 'infinite', 'past'.

Syllabic rhythm: first line 8 syllables, second line 6 syllables, third 8 syllables, fourth 6.

Repetition of 'it' in the second stanza also creates a pattern.

There are more, but they get increasingly obscure and it's unlikely the level you're studying at will need to go into that much detail.

Good luck.

What are the literary devices in this sentence?

What are the literary devices in this sentence?"In the gloom the great dwarf gleamed like gold in a dying fire."It says I have to have two from that sentence!!I already have simile= like gold in a dying fireOthers have mentioned alliteration and simile. I would add: antithesis in "the great dwarf."Antithesis | Literary DevicesAn antithesis plays on the complementary property of opposites to create one vivid picture.

Why do writers use literary devices?

There are many literary devices, from allegory to allusion and imagery to metaphor. The main reason literary devices are used is to connect with the reader. When we read, we want to connect to the story in a way to better understand. To truly enjoy what is written we need to become a character in the story. And literary devices help us to better see and feel the storyline. Action, love, suspense, fear and hate are all present when literary devices are used. A good storyline captures all of our senses in a way to take us to the place, either mystical or historical, futuristic or present time that makes the story relevant to the reader. These devices draw the reader in, paint a picture, heighten the senses, and pull at us emotionally. Without literary devices you may as well read a math flash card.

What's this literary device called?

It's a metaphor, because it says that there ARE butterflies in that person's stomach when there clearly aren't. If it had said 'It feels like there are butterflies in my stomach', that would be a simile.

It could also be referred to as an idiom, which is basically a fancy word for a figure of speech, because it is a phrase that is commonly used and it is not taken literally. You know what it means when you hear it.

What are the literary devices found in the "Book of Esther"?

Perhaps what people remember most about the book of Esther is that it is one of two books in the bible where God’s name is not mentioned (the other is Song of Solomon). Whereas, in its 167 verses the Persian king is mentioned 190 times, no explicit reference is made to God. But although the name of God (Yahweh) is not mentioned in Esther, some Hebrew scholars have found this name repeated four times in the Hebrew text in acrostic form, as a kind of code to the discerning reader. Others have discovered anagrams of God’s names in three passages, and yet others have claimed to find abbreviations of it within the Hebrew text. Paradoxical as it may seem however, the book’s main lessons are about God. The writer deliberately avoids using God’s name, but counts on his involvement at every stage of the narrative.Various reasons have been suggested for the absence of God’s name.It is intentional and wants to remind the reader that when God seems most absent in human affairs, he may in reality, be most present, and actively at work for His people.God was hiding his face on account of His people’s sin of deliberately remaining in the land of their captivity among the heathen, instead of returning to Jerusalem under Zerubbabel, as others had done.Fear of Persian censorship.God’s name may be used lightly or treated with irreverence, on the Day of Purim, a day of feasting when the book of Esther was read.The book of Esther is remarkable for its sheer number of so called ‘coincidences’ (really called God’s overruling providence). Eg— the timing of the king’s calling for the reading of the chronicles of his reign (6:1), or of Haman’s entry into the court just at the very time when Xerxes was wondering how to reward Mordecai (6:4), or the moment when the king returned to find Haman in the act of ‘falling upon Esther’s couch’ (7:8).God’s providence is especially alluded to in Esther 4:14. Mordecai was confident that his people’s salvation would come from an unidentified source, whatever Esther’s response to his request. He knew God had a purpose in having enabled the Jews to survive in Persia.The book encourages a greater trust in God’s providence, a providence that is universal, national and personal to each of us and paves the way for the coming of Christ. Surely an inspirational effort for a book that doesn’t even mention the name God (Yahweh).

What is the effect of literary devices on the theme of the poem?

Literary devices are also called poetic devices when used in poems.Actually, there are hundreds of literary devices, but the most commonly used are, allusion, foreshadowing, euphemism, diction, epigraph, imagery, metaphor, simile, personification, point of view and structure.Literary devices are narrative techniques that adds so many things to a poem such as texture, energy and excitement to the readers.They are added to grip reader's imagination and this helps conveying information more easily.It helps to grab attention of the reader. And as a reader, they like to read poems including poetics devices than the one without them, because poetic devices gives life to a poem.If you want to study the literary devices more deeply you can go to the following site.Literary Devices | Literary TermsThank You! :)

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