Essential Literary Devices for Powerful Storytelling

Simile: Comparing with ‘Like’ or ‘As’

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as”. It is used to create vivid imagery and help the reader understand the comparison. For example, “He is as brave as a lion” compares a person’s bravery to that of a lion. Similes are commonly used in poetry and literature to make descriptions more interesting and imaginative. They appeal to the senses and help readers visualize the scenes more clearly.

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18th Century Spanish Literature: Key Authors and Characteristics

Spanish Literature in the 18th Century: Characteristics and Authors

The Age of Enlightenment and Its Principles

The 18th century is often called the Age of Enlightenment. This designation reflects the supreme value of reason proclaimed by the thinkers and scientists of the time. The scientific and philosophical movement forged from this rationalist view of history and reality is known as the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thought was based on a set of principles coined and advocated by a minority of

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Ayi Kwei Armah’s The Beautyful Ones: Themes of Corruption and Disillusionment

Narrative Style and Sentence Density

Another manner in which the writing style relates to the issues of the novel is through the density of the sentences. Aside from the dialogue, you may have noted that the paragraphs are long and densely filled with information. The Man appears highly aware of what he’s doing, thinking, and what’s going on around him. His awareness might explain why the writing style is so specialized and why he is so anxious about not doing anything wrong.

Scatological Language

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Literary Insights: Chaucer, Mansfield, and Medieval Narratives

The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer (1343–1400), an English poet, author, and diplomat, was born in London and buried in Westminster Abbey. He served as a courtier and customs official and is widely known as the “Father of English Literature.”

About The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer’s most famous work, The Canterbury Tales, is characterized by its insightful portrayal of medieval society through diverse characters and stories. Influenced by classical literature and Italian poets

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Spanish Language in the Americas: Origins and Features

The Spanish American Language

With the arrival of the Spanish in 1492, the Spanish language became the common tongue of colonizers and colonized. Although influenced by American Indian languages, the first colonizers were primarily from Extremadura, Andalusia, and the Canary Islands. Many presented typical features of southern dialects, such as lisping, yeísmo, and the aspiration of ‘-s’ in syllable-final position or at the end of words.

Linguistic Features

Phonetic Features

  • The lisp: Pronunciation
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Literary Devices & Genre Classifications

Literary Devices: Enhancing Communication

Literary devices are the language tools used to enhance communication and create specific effects in writing.

Sound Devices (Phonic Resources)

Alliteration
Repetition of one or more initial consonant sounds in close proximity.
Onomatopoeia
Use of words that imitate the sounds they represent.
Paronomasia
Repetition of words that sound very similar, often for a pun or wordplay.

Syntactic Devices (Morphosyntactic Resources)

Anaphora
Repetition of the same word or phrase
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