Antithesis means “opposite”. As a literary device, it is used to put two contrasting ideas together. Antithesis is a figure of speech that refers to the juxtaposition of opposing or contrasting ideas. This figure of speech juxtaposes two contrasting or ...
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Literary device – Aphorism
LEARN ITAn aphorism is a short witty saying which expresses a general truth or comment in a terse manner. It is a brief saying or phrase that expresses an opinion or makes a statement of wisdom. Aphorism can also be defined ...
African literary traditions
LEARN ITA literary tradition refers to some common features or characteristics which define the literature of a group of people at a certain period of time. These characteristics relate to the form and meaning of the literature of the particular place ...
European literary traditions
LEARN ITA literary tradition refers to some common features or characteristics that define literature of a group of people at a certain period of time. These features relate to form and meaning of the literature of the given place or time ...
Literary device- Ambiguity
LEARN ITAmbiguity is when a word, phrase, or statement contains more than one meaning. It occurs when something can have more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning. Ambiguity is when the meaning of a word, phrase, or sentence is uncertain. Examples ...
Literary device- Anaphora
LEARN ITAnaphora is a figure of speech in which words repeat at the beginning of successive clauses, phrases, or sentences. It is a literary device that consists of repeating a sequence of words at the beginning of neighbouring clauses. This deliberate ...
Literary device- Analogy
LEARN ITAnalogy is a comparison between things, typically for the purpose of explaining or clarifying. It is a comparison in which an idea or a thing is compared to another thing that is really different from it in order to show ...
Literary device- Consonance
LEARN ITConsonance refers to the repetition of consonant sounds within words of close proximity. It is the repeating of consonant sounds within neighbouring words, phrases, or sentences. Example1 – Gatera Fabregas was tagged in Agnes’s ...
Literary device- Assonance
LEARN ITAssonance is the repetition of similar vowel sounds within nearby words, lines, phrases, or sentences. It is the repetition of vowel sounds in adjacent words. Assonance takes place when two or more words, close to one another repeat the same ...
Literary device – Alliteration
LEARN ITAlliteration refers to the repetition of initial consonant sounds in two or neighbouring words. It is the repeating of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words. This means that alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning ...