Stylistic

Devices
Baena, Julie Ann
Tecson, Rose Mae
Ojario, Mae
Villegas, Christian Jay
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 Allusion
- a reference or mention of person, event, statement, piece
of art, history, myths, religion, or popular culture.
Examples:
1. Chocolate is his Kryptonite.
2. She met a man who was romantic and a true Romeo.
3. Things became hard in her life, but she just kept
swimming.
 Euphemism
- an appropriate expression used in the place of a phrase or
words that may be found inappropriate or offensive.

Examples:
1. "Passed away” instead of “died”
2. “Senior Citizens” instead of “Old People”
3. "Correctional Facility” instead of “Jail” or “Prison”
 Understatement
- is a statement that represents something as smaller or less
intense, or less important than it really is.

Examples:
1. It isn't too serious, I have a tiny tumor on my brain.
2. It rained a bit more than usual.
4. I think our opinions differ slightly, on this matter.
 Hyperbole
- is a literary device used to draw
emphasis through extreme exaggeration.

Examples:
1. I've seen this movie a hundred times.
2. Her brain is the size of a pea.
4. She cried a river.
 Irony
- is a type of figurative language that refers to the clash between
expectations and reality.

Examples:
1. Mary posts on social media about how she is tired of social media.
2. A school sign that has misspelled word—“We are committed to
excellense.”
Satire
 Satire
-is a literary device for the artful ridicule of folly or vice as a means of
exposing or correcting it.

Examples:
• political cartoons–satirize political events and/or politicians
Shrek–movie that
satirizes fairy tales

Deadpool–movie that
satirizes super hero
genre
• People say satire is dead. It’s not dead; it’s alive and
living in the White House. (Robin Williams)

• “I have never made but one prayer to God, a very

short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And
God granted it." (Letter to Étienne Noël Damilaville, May
16, 1767)”
― Voltaire

• “When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he

said, "I am mourning for my life.” ― Anton Chekhov
 Paradox
“Youth is wasted on the young.”
- George Bernard Shaw
 Paradox
- appears at first to be contradictory, but upon reflection then
makes sense.

Examples:

less is more
the beginning of the end
the only constant is change
 Oxymoron
- a figure of speech pairing two words together that
are opposing and/or contradictory. It has the effect
of creating an impression, enhancing a concept, and
even entertaining the reader.

Examples:
• Only choice
• Friendly fire
• Virtual reality
• Terribly good
• Silent scream
 Pun
- a literary device that is also known as a “play on
words.” Puns are generally intended to be humorous.

Examples:

“Common Cents”
Her cat is near the computer to keep an eye on the
mouse.
Some bunny loves you.
This vacuum sucks.
 Rhetorical
question
- is asked just for effect, or to lay
emphasis on some point being
discussed when no real answer is
expected.

Examples:
• “Who knows?”
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

JULIET:

” ’Tis but thy name that is my enemy.

Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What’s Montague? It is nor hand, nor foot,
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”
• Creation by Hladia Porter Stewart

“What made you think of love and tears

And birth and death and pain?”

• The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

“If you prick us, do we not bleed?

If you tickle us, do we not laugh?
If you poison us, do we not die?
And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?”
 Foreshadowing
- a narrative device in which suggestions or warnings about events
to come are dropped or planted.
- Foreshadowing, when done properly, is an excellent device in
terms of creating suspense and dramatic tension for readers.

Examples of foreshadowing

1. Dorothy singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” in The Wizard

of Oz
2. Purchase of arsenic by Emily Grierson in “A Rose for Emily”
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Characterization
 Characterization
is a literary device that is used step-by-step in
literature to highlight and explain the details of a
character in a story. It is in the initial stage in
which the writer introduces the character with
noticeable emergence.

Direct or explicit characterization and

indirect or implicit characterization
Examples
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K.
Rowling

Harry had a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair,

and bright green eyes. He wore round glasses held
together with a lot of Scotch tape because of all
the times Dudley had punched him on the nose.
Protagonist
is the leading character. This
character often takes on the role
of the good guy, but this isn’t an
essential attribute of a
protagonist.
The protagonist is the main
character, often a hero.
Examples:
1. Harry Potter in the Harry Potter series
2. Elizabeth in The Pride and Prejudice
3. Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz
4. Alice in Alice in Wonderland
5. Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings
 Antagonist
the antagonist is a person who
actively opposes or is hostile to
the protagonist. In many stories
the antagonist takes on the form
of the bad guy in a story.
The antagonist is the character
who opposes the protagonist,
often a villain.
Examples
1. Voldemort in Harry Potter series
2. Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty
3. Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter
4. Sauron in The Lord of the Rings
5. Darth Vader in Star Wars
 Climax
a dramatic turning point in a narrative—a pivotal
moment at the peak of the story arc that pits the
protagonist against an opposing force in order to
resolve the main conflict once and for all.
one of the most important literary devices in plot
structure; it’s the moment when the story arc
bends and begins its descent
 Examples:

When Gaston and the

townspeople come to
attack the beast, and
Belle admits her love
for the beast.
Beauty and the Beast.
Conflict
is any of the problems that a character
encounters in a story
The conflict is a struggle between two
people or things in a short story.
The main character is on one side of the
main conflict.
 Common Types of Conflict

1. Man vs. Self

This type of conflict is usually caused by
something external — but the battle itself takes
place within.

2. Man vs Man
Don’t make the mistake of assuming this type of
conflict requires physical fighting or even an
argument — though, of course, those also fit the
definition. Conflict between the hero and villain is
common.
3. Man vs. Nature

When a character
struggles to survive in a
hostile environment —
such as on a mountain,
or in a desert, ocean, or
jungle — he might face
extreme cold or heat,
dangerous animals, or
other threats to his life.
 Mood
the emotional atmosphere within
the story produced by the author's
use of language.

Ex: The mood of a piece might be funny,

sad, creepy, cheerful, nostalgic,
curious, and so on.
 Motif
- is a repeated pattern—an image, sound, word, or
symbol that comes back again and again within a
particular story.

Ex: Rose and heart to represent love

For example, “death” could be a motif in a
literary work. An author would not necessarily
have to use the word “death” to express the motif.
He might write “funeral,” “grave,” “dead,”
 Plot
Essentially, a story plot is what happens in the story. More
specifically, the plot is the series of events that take place.
It's the action of the story that drives the narrative forward.

Elements of Plot
1. Exposition
The exposition is the introduction to a story,
including the primary characters' names, setting,
mood, and time.
2. Rising Action
The rising action of the story is all of the events that
lead to the eventual climax, including character
development and events that create suspense.
3. Climax
climax is the highest point of tension in a storyline,
often depicted by a confrontation between the
protagonist and antagonist.
4. Falling Action
The purpose of falling action is to bring the story from
climax to a resolution.
5. Resolution
The resolution in literature and film is the final act of a story,
where the climax occurs and the conflict for the main
character is resolved.
Point of view
Point of view is the writer's way of deciding who is
telling the story to whom.

Types of Point of View

1. First person pov

2. Second person pov
3. Third person pov
 Setting
A setting is the time and place
in which a story is told.
Theme
the underlying meaning of a
story. It is the message the
writer is trying to convey
through the story.

Ex: love, death, revenge,

coming of age, family,
friendship, courage, betrayal,
forgiveness, beauty and so
on.
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