ENGLISH A

WEEK 19
LITERARY DEVICES
WHAT IS A LITERARY DEVICE AND ITS PURPOSE?

A literary device is a technique that writers use

to express their ideas and hint at larger themes
and meanings in a story. These devices are
excellent ways to enhance writing, strengthen
the narrative and engage readers, helping them
to connect to the characters' themes.
COMMONLY USED LITERARY DEVICES
METAPHOR Life is a journey
Blanket of snow
Early Bird
Eyes were fireflies
Night Owl
Fit as a fiddle
Happy as a clam
He is a pig
Heart of Gold
Heart of Stone
Late bloomer
Light Up My Life
Love Is a Rose
She is an old flame
 As black as coal
As busy as a bee
As cold as ice
As cool as a cucumber
As light as a feather
SIMILE Fight like cats and dogs
Swim like a fish
As blind as a bat
As strong as an ox
Brave as a lion
Deaf as a post
Like two peas in a pod
Sleep like a log
As cunning as a fox
As hot as hell
As innocent as a lamb
As sweet as sugar
Bright as a button
Clean as a whistle
Eat like a pig
Nocturnal like an owl
Tall like a tree
As bold as brass
As deep as the ocean
 IDIOM

WHAT IS AN IDIOM?

Idioms are phrases that cannot be

understood simply by looking at the
meaning of the individual words in
the phrase
LIST OF IDIOMS
PUN
ASSONANCE
Assonance is the repetition of vowel
sounds in words that are close to each other
in a sentence or phrase. The repetition
created by assonance enhances your
writing with rhythm, mood, and emphasis.
ALLITERATION
ASSONANCE VS ALLITERATION
 1. I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
2. She’s as old as the hills.
HYPERBOLE 3. I walked a million miles to get here.
4. She can hear a pin drop a mile away.
5. I died of embarrassment.
6. He’s as skinny as a toothpick.
7. She’s as tall as a beanpole.
8. It’s raining cats and dogs.
9. His brain’s the size of a pea.
10. New York is the city that never sleeps.
11. I have a ton of papers to grade.
12. That runner’s faster than the speed of lightning.
13. My parents are going to kill me when they find ou
14. That was the easiest quiz in the world.
15. I’m dying of starvation, when’s dinner?
16. That documentary went on forever.
17. Our car cost us an arm and a leg.
18. It’s so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
19. She was so mad she was spitting bullets.
20. She’s so sweet you could get a cavity from talking
21. I was so ashamed, the earth swallowed me up.
22. I’m so excited, I could die!
OXYMORON
PERSONIFICATION
ONOMATOPOEIA
ACTIVITY 1: IDENTIFY THE LITERARY DEVICES IN THE
PASSAGES BELOW AND STATE THEIE EFFECT
ACTIVITY 2: CREATE 5 IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING