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What is Alliteration? Definition, Usage and Examples

The prevalent everyday use of alliteration is hard to miss. Writers and advertisers alike frequently employ this powerful literary device. The harmony and melody it creates are eye-catching and attention-grabbing. In this article, we explore the literary usage, effects, and examples of alliteration. What is Alliteration? Alliteration...

What is Verbal Irony? A Definitive Guide

Writers use irony to create intrigue and humor and call attention to a character’s personality. This efficient literary device artistically substitutes the speaker's intention with an opposite verbal expression. In this article, we explore the usage of verbal irony, discussing its meaning, functions and examples. What...

Exploring The Amazing Effects of Situational Irony

Situational irony is an efficient literary device to employ. With it, writers allow their readers to recognize the difference between appearance and reality within a fictional world. This experience creates suspense, increases unpredictability, and deepens the central theme of your work. In this article, we...

Let's talk about Juxtaposition

What is juxtaposition? Think about the famous adage, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” What is clear in that saying is some kind of contrast and comparison. Probably a dog owner long ago had an old dog; he tried to teach it new things but...

All About Assonance

The definition of assonance Assonance is a literary device in which vowel sounds are repeated in words that are in close proximity in a sentence or group of words. Most writers associate assonance with poetry, but assonance can also be used in narratives and in non-fiction. Writers...

What's Motif?

What is a motif? Writers may mistakenly take a motif for the theme of a narrative. Yes, both motif and the theme of a narrative are staunch partners in the narrative world, but they are certainly not the same. Take for example a war story; the mention of...

All About Consonance

The English language offers writers boundless opportunities to express themselves. A writer does not necessarily have to use rhyme to introduce musicality in their work; it is known that musicality increases remembrance in the reader’s mind. Playing around with the sounds that single words or...

What is Synecdoche?

You have heard phrases like, “I crushed my wheels yesterday on my way back home.” As in this case, you automatically understood what the speaker was saying, partly because of the context of the conversation. You figured by “wheels,” the speaker means his or her car....

What's Satire?

Satire is one of the oldest literary devices of the English language. Its origin and use date far back in history. Roman scholars and poets such as Marcus Terentius Varro, Menippus, Petronius, and Gaius Lucilius were very fond of using satire in their literary work....

All About Metonymy

What comes into your mind when you hear the word “Hollywood?” Certainly not a neighborhood in Los Angeles. You automatically started thinking about movies or maybe great actors in the United States. Everybody thinks about the film industry whenever the word “Hollywood” pops up. Why...