Name: Briones, Mark Fruelan, D.

Date: September 22, 2022

Course & Year: BEEd-3 Subject: GEC-LP - Literacies of the Philippines

Research Activity: Literary Devices

Instruction: Research and study the meaning and examples of these ten (10) literary
devices. Place your findings in a document. Define the literary devices and give one (1)
example each. Cite your sources properly using APA 7 citation format.

1. Alliteration - A literary device known for the use of words with the same initial
consonant in a phrase or in a poetic line.
Example: Peter piper picked a pickled pepper.
2. Assonance - A literary device known for the use of words with the same vowel or
vowel sounds in a phrase or in a poetic line.
Example - The dumber plumber plucks the planted plums.
3. Apostrophe - A literary device in which the speaker tries to speak to a
nonhuman/inanimate object as if it was not there/absent.
Example - My blade, you are my only friend in this cruel war.
4. Antithesis - A literary device that uses two contrasting or opposing ideas adjacent
to each other in a phrase or in a poetic line.
Example: Everyone can hear you, but not everyone will listen.
5. Allusion - A literary device that cites a reference to a famous person, figure, place,
literary works or event.
Example: Even Captain Jack Sparrow can't navigate this life of mine.
6. Hyperbaton - A literary device that utilizes the inversion, reorganization, or
variations of the normal word order in a phrase or poetic line, to emphasize or give
an aesthetic impression.
Example: To the God belongs this soul of mine.
7. Litotes - A literary device that utilizes the use of negative words to create a
positive impression, or imply a positive meaning to a negative thought, in a phrase
or in a poetic line.
Example - The bulwark provided by the king was not useless for the warriors in
the front field.
8. Meiosis - The opposite of hyperbole, a literary device used to understate the
subject of the given phrase or in a poetic line to minimize the importance of that
thing. (Also utilized litotes.)
Example: A grease monkey fixed my car yesterday. (Grease monkey - Mechanic)
9. Periphrasis - A literary device that utilizes the use of words, a lot of words, in a
phrase or poetic line, that could have been delivered easier with fewer words. It is
to give emphasis and create a grander or aesthetic impression.
Example: I am totally delighted to see you here, complete with arms, bones, teeth,
standing in front of me and I am happy to feel your presence. (Meaning: I'm happy
you're alive.)
10. Prolepsis - Also referred as "flash forward." It takes the narrative to an assumed
event that may happen in the future.
Example: "Will the person that I currently admire notice me in the days ahead?",
the man said. "Oh, do you mean your wife?", the psychic answered.

References:

Alliteration:
Lindsay Kramer, 2021, All About Alliteration, Grammarly Blog,
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/alliteration/
Assonance:
7esl, 2021, Assonance: Definition and Useful Examples of Assonance,
7esl,https://7esl.com/assonance/
Apostrophe:
KidsKonnect, 2017, Apostrophe Examples and Worksheets, <a
href="https://kidskonnect.com/language/apostrophe/">Apostrophe Examples and
Worksheets: https://kidskonnect.com</a> - KidsKonnect, August 22, 2017
Antithesis:
Chris Banks, 2020, Antithesis, https://prowritingaid.com/Antithesis
Allusion:
Ann Arbor, 2017,Allusion: Definition and Examples of Allusion in Conversation &
Literature,
https://7esl.com/allusion/#:~:text=Allusion%20is%20a%20form%20of,what%20is
%20being%20referred%20to.
Hyperbaton:
Sara Jakiel, 2015, Hyperbation by Sara Jakiel,
https://prezi.com/gl1yvnedns84/hyperbation/
Litotes:
Tina Benson, 2012, Litotes, https://prezi.com/ojq8pvgdrpjj/litotes/
Meiosis:
Kenneth McGrath, 2017, Meiosis Prezi,
https://prezi.com/p/wef57dokh_rj/meiosis-prezi/
Periphrasis:
Kyara Serrano, 2016, Periphrasis by Kyara Serrano,
https://prezi.com/6s_auddrg9x8/periphrasis/
Prolepsis:
Alannah Chu, 2021, Prolepsis and Analepsis,
https://prezi.com/p/-5dtvwrozrkl/prolepsis-and-analepsis/