Tier 3 Vocabulary - Literary Devices by Faith Littlejohn

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A soliloquy is a speech performed by a character in a play that expresses their inner thoughts. The speech can take place even if other people are around. However, it is often performed alone on stage.

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Diction allows a writer to choose specific words and vocabulary to communicate with the reader. Diction is also a way for authors to create a specific voice or a writing style. Diction appears in all forms of writing.

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Hyperbole is an exaggeration used to create emphasis, humor, or a prosodic effect. It is used in everyday language and in literature for serious, comic, or ironic effects.

~Examples~

I slept like a rock last night.

I have a million things to do today.

I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!

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Personification is a common metaphor where human characteristics are given to non-human things. These ideas or objects are assigned feelings or talked about as human beings.

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An Oxymoron is a speech figure combining contrary or contradictory words and concepts. It is used to make certain word combinations stand out. There are many well-known oxymorons.

~Examples~

Only choice

Same difference

Friendly fire

Controlled chaos

Freezer burn