“Literary devices are the heart and soul of every expression. These devices breathe life in words which are common to all forms of a language whether it is a narrative, story-writing, drama, newspaper or poetry.”
Why do we learnt literary devices and use it in writing and communication? Well, these devices are part of our language, it give us the ability to use language creatively for communication and pleasure. If we learn these literary devices well, we will be able to understand the passage more deeply!
During lessons, we get to know some new literary devices:
Visual: what we see
Auditory: what we hear
Olfactory: what we smell
Tactile: what we touch
Gustatory: sensations of flavour or texture in mouth
Kinesthetic: about movement
The particular means of expression the writer use (include imagery, diction and prose techniques) will convey different meaning to the reader. Even affect the reader’s feeling towards the author.
Some of the literary devices are very special and interesting. For example: Oxymoron, paradox, connotation…
Oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.
"O heavy lightness! Serious vanity!
Paradox is a statement which seems self-contradictory, but turns out to make good sense.
e.g. "I always lie" is a paradox. If it's true, then it's a lie.
If god is all powerful, can he make a sandwich so big, that even he can' eat it?
Connotation is the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes.
For example, the word modern strictly means “belonging to recent times,” but the word's connotations can include such notions as “new, up to date, and experimental.”
Literary devices are difficult and complex, but it aroused my interest in literature.
