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Core100 Assignment Define The Following Devices

The document is an assignment by Tori Gaskin defining various literary devices including imagery, personification, simile, hyperbole, oxymoron, alliteration, metaphor, contrast, comparison, and juxtaposition. Each definition is accompanied by an illustrative example to clarify the concept. The assignment is for the CORE100 course taught by Mrs. Jordan.

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Core100 Assignment Define The Following Devices

The document is an assignment by Tori Gaskin defining various literary devices including imagery, personification, simile, hyperbole, oxymoron, alliteration, metaphor, contrast, comparison, and juxtaposition. Each definition is accompanied by an illustrative example to clarify the concept. The assignment is for the CORE100 course taught by Mrs. Jordan.

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Name: Tori Gaskin

School Code: 0108341


Date: Sunday 18th October 2020
Course: CORE100- Mrs. Jordan
ASSIGNMENT: DEFINE LITERARY DEVICES
Define the following:
Imagery, Personification, Simile, Hyperbole, Oxymoron, Alliteration, Metaphor, Contrast,
Comparison, Juxtaposition
Answers:
Imagery: Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Example: “As the clouds floated freely, they were painted orange and gold by the setting
sun.
Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to
something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Example: “As we drove down the road the sun smiled at us.”
Simile: This is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another
thing of a different kind. It is also used to make a description more emphatic or vivid.
Example: “He charged into the cave as brave as a lion.” and “This is why James was
entered into the chess championship, he is cunning like a fox!”
Hyperbole: These are exaggerated statements or claims and are not to be taken
literally. Example: “You have watched that movie a million times!”
Oxymoron: This is a figure of speech in which apparently contradicting terms appear in
conjunction. Example: “It is the same difference” and “Well done! Now we are unable to
get our marks, wise fool”
Alliteration: The occurrence of the same latter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or
closely considered words. Example: “Sheep should sleep in the shed.”
Metaphor: A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action
to which it is not literally applicable. Example: “Tom’s eyes were ice as he stared at her.”
Contrast: The state of being strikingly different for something else in juxtaposition or
close association. Example: “John’s end of term mark was so bad I contrasted his
friend’s marks.”
Comparison: The act or instance of comparing / the quality of being similar or
equivalent. Example: “The cloud’s shape looked like John’s face!”
Juxtaposition: The front of two things being seen or placed close together with
contrasting effect. Example: “All is fair in love and war.” And “John’s attitude changed
from water to fire.”

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