Imagery
Imagery helps the reader to better visualise the picture the poet or writer wants us to see. There are 6 main forms of imagery and the sense it appeals to :
-Visual — Sight — Anything that makes the image in your mind more vivid
-Auditory — Hearing — Specific Sounds
-Olfactory — Smell — Anything which describes a particular smell
-Tactile — Touch — Anything that appeals to the sense of touch
-Gustatory — Taste –Anything which describes a taste
-Kinesthetic — Movement or Action — Anything which deals with movement or an action of an object, person or animal
Simile
Similes are used to emphasise the qualities of something by comparing it to something else. It adds depth which makes the meaning become clearer and more effective.
Metaphor
Metaphors are something like similes as they also are used to emphasise the qualities of something by comparing it to something else. It also adds depth which makes the meaning become clearer and more effective.
Personification
Personification helps readers to better relate to non-human subjects by giving them human qualities. This literary device also affects the atmosphere of the text
Hyperbole
Hyperboles are used to emphasise an idea or add humor and a comedic effect
Symbolism
It provides a deeper and more significant meaning beyond the literal meaning
Juxtaposition
It highlights the differences in the objects being compared and emphasise the contrast
Irony
It means to play on the reader’s expectations to emphasise a point.
