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Common Literary Devices
- Plot: It is the logical sequence of events that develops a story.
- Setting: It refers to the time and place in which a story takes place.
- Protagonist: It is the main character of story, novel or a play e.g. Hamlet in the play Hamlet
- Antagonist: It is the character in conflict with the Protagonist e.g. Claudius in the play Hamlet
- Narrator: A person who tells the story.
- Narrative method: The manner in which a narrative is presented comprising plot and setting.
- Dialogue: Where characters of a narrative speak to one another.
- Conflict. It is n issue in a narrative around which the whole story revolves.
- Mood: A general atmosphere of a narrative.
- Theme: It is central idea or concept of a story.
- 1. 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:
- The room was dark and gloomy. -The words “dark” and “gloomy” are visual images.
- The river was roaring in the mountains. – The word “roaring” appeals to our sense of hearing.
- “My love is like a red red rose” (Simile)
- He is an old fox very cunning. (Metaphor)
- Your bag weighs a ton!
- I have got a million issues to look after!
- The flowers are dancing beside the lake.
- Have you see my new car? She is a real beauty!
- Better butter always makes the batter better.
- She sells seashells at seashore.
- “Animal Farm”, written by George Orwell, is an example allegory using the actions of animals on a farm to represent the overthrow of the last of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the Communist Revolution of Russia before WW II. In addition, the actions of the animals on the farm are used to expose the greed and corruption of the Revolution.
- The bread is soft as a stone.
- So nice of you to break my new PSP!