IGCSE YEAR 2: LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

TEXT TYPE: ASSIGNMENT

LITERARY DEVICES AND EFFECTS
STUDENT’S NAME: RIYA KHARYAL
Title of the text: ‘The Kraken’
Text type: Poem

S.no Literary Device Extract Effect

1 Oxymoron ‘upper deep’ It gets the reader's attention
through the pairing of contradictory
words. It puts emphasis and adds
onto the contrasting effect
throughout the poem.
2 Alliteration/sibilance ‘shadowy sides’ Sibilance- Used to create shushing,
quiet effect. Describes the calmness
‘roaring he shall rise’ of the water, whilst hinting to a
slightly negative tone.
Alliteration- Use of strong R sound
which adds a threatening tone to the
action which is occurring. The last
line is quite powerful and this helps
to add a dramatic effect to it.
3 Allusion Until the latter fire shall heat the deep; It allows the poem to have a deeper
meaning as it provides the reader
Then once by man and angels to be with clues of the poet’s message.
seen, For example, by giving reference to
biblical revelations, we can now
In roaring he shall rise and on the understand that the poet is implicitly
surface die. informing us about the apocalypse
and leviathans. It can help to
evoke certain images and memories
in reader’s mind, making us
understand the poem further.
4 Personification ‘faintest sunlights flee’ This helps to connect the reader
with the object that is personified. It
makes descriptions of non-human
entities more vivid. Furthermore, it
helps to convey concepts in a
relatable way, helping the reader
understand the action taking place.
5 Hyperbole Huge sponges of millennial growth and It dramatizes the overall text and
height adds an amusing effect. It helps
paint a more vivid picture for the
reader. It also serves as a form of
persuasion. By using the word

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 IGCSE YEAR 2: LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
TEXT TYPE: ASSIGNMENT
LITERARY DEVICES AND EFFECTS
STUDENT’S NAME: RIYA KHARYAL
‘millennial’ we are persuaded that
the Kraken is a majestic old creature.

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