Reflection Base on the Literary Devices

Reflection Base on the Literary Devices (28 August 2014)

1)      Personification:

Personification is using adjective to describe a person who is not a human beings.

Example: The cute stars are shining brightly in the sky.

2)      Metaphor:

Metaphor is used to compare two things with unrelated concepts, things or person.

Example: Ben is afraid of Jane because she is a lion and he is a mouse, he always get scolded by Jane when he does something wrong.

3)      Symbolism:

Symbolism is, using symbols to give a hidden meaning behind the direct meaning of a sentence or a short phrase. You need to read into it and really understand it and you can only understand what message the sentence is trying to convey to the readers.

Example: Everyone wear different masks on their face at different venues.

4)      Allegory:

Allegory is the main hidden meaning, ideas or principles in a long story.

Example: ‘Anansi’s story’, the story is trying to tell us, there is no such thing as a free lunch because if we want to get anything, we have to sacrifice in order to get it.

5)      Hyperbole:

Hyperbole is used to exaggerate a thing.

Example: Ben is too thirsty after running and he drank 10 liters of water.