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English Literary Devices
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Mind Map on English Literary Devices, created by John Luo on 09/05/2015.
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English Literary Devices
Allegory - word that has a second moral meaning
Alliteration - Repetition of initial constant sound
Allusion - refers to external event that audience/reader would know about (e.g American Dream)
Blank Verse - iambic pentameter that doesn't rhyme
Caesura - a pause (, or ;) in the middle of a line
Cacophony - harsh sound
Euphony - pleasant sound
Imagery
Aural
Gaustatory
Tactile
Olfactory
Organic
Visual
Irony - dramatic/ self-contradictory aspect
Metaphor - comparison without like/as saying it is something
Onomatopoeia - sounds like the word it is
Paradox - two things that shouldn't exist at one time, but do (e.g bittersweet)
Personification - "Things" given a human characteristic
Phonetic Intensive - When the sound of a word emphasises its meaning
Simile - comparison using 'like' or 'as'
Tone - writer's attitude
Anaphora - Repetition of words/phrases at beginning of each line
Conceit - comparison of two dissimilar things
Pathetic Fallacy - reflection of actions/moods/events through the weather
Persona - character
Assonance - repetition of the vowel sound
Extended Figure - imagery continued throughout poem
Antithesis - juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas (e.g to black for heaven and yet too white for hell
Apostrophe - addressing object/character/idea who is not there as though they can reply
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