📚 SLST ENGLISH SYLLABUS (CLASS XI–XII) THE SYLLABUS LITERARY DEVICES

    

SLST ENGLISH SYLLABUS (CLASS XI–XII)

📚 SLST ENGLISH SYLLABUS (CLASS XI–XII)

THE SYLLABUS

LITERARY DEVICES

• Rhetoric

• Prosody

Some Literary Devices:

No.	Literary Device	Definition	Example
1	Simile	Comparison using like or as	Her smile is like the sun.
2	Metaphor	Direct comparison without like/as	Time is a thief.
3	Personification	Giving human qualities to non-human things	The wind whispered softly.
4	Alliteration	Repetition of initial consonant sounds	She sells sea shells.
5	Assonance	Repetition of vowel sounds	The light of the fire is a sight.
6	Consonance	Repetition of consonant sounds	The lumpy, bumpy road.
7	Hyperbole	Exaggeration	I’ve told you a million times.
8	Irony	Opposite of what is expected	A fire station burns down.
9	Oxymoron	Two opposite words together	Deafening silence
10	Paradox	Statement that seems contradictory but true	Less is more.
11	Onomatopoeia	Sound words	Buzz, bang, splash
12	Imagery	Language that appeals to senses	The golden sun melted into the sea.
13	Symbolism	Object represents deeper meaning	White = peace
14	Allusion	Reference to famous person/event	He is a real Romeo.
15	Euphemism	Mild expression for harsh idea	Passed away (for died)
16	Repetition	Repeating words for emphasis	Never, never give up.
17	Anaphora	Repetition at beginning of lines	We shall fight… We shall defend…
18	Enjambment	Line continues without pause	Poetry line runs to next line
19	Rhyme	Similar ending sounds	Cat – Hat
20	Rhythm	Flow of beats in poetry	Pattern of stressed/unstressed syllables