Common Literary Techniques
BY Laurence Ritchard 5/6C
IMAGERY:
It is the use of figurative language to create visual representations of actions, objects and ideas in our mind in such a way that they appeal to our physical senses.
For example:
It was dark and dim in the forest. – The words “dark” and “dim” are visual images.
The children were screaming and shouting in the fields. - “Screaming” and “shouting” appeal to our sense of hearing or auditory sense.
Simile and Metaphor:
Both compare two distinct objects and draws similarity between them. The difference is that Simile uses "as" or "like" and Metaphor does not.
For example:
Our soldiers are as brave as a lion.
Hyperbole:
It is deliberate exaggeration of actions and ideas for the sake of emphasis.
For example:
"I've told you a million times".
"It was so cold, I saw a polar bear wearing a jacket".