literary devices

Literary Devices for Year 9:

  1. Simile: Comparing two unlike things using "like" or "as".

  2. Metaphor: Direct comparison without "like" or "as".

  3. Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.

  4. Alliteration: Repetition of initial consonant sounds.

  5. Hyperbole: Exaggerated statements for emphasis.

  6. Onomatopoeia: Words imitating sounds.

  7. Irony: Saying one thing but meaning another.

  8. Foreshadowing: Hinting at future events.

  9. Symbolism: Using symbols to represent ideas.

  10. Imagery: Descriptive language to create mental images

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