Literary Devices
SIMILE: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid using LIKE or AS Ex. "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." comparing the uncertainty of life to the uncertainty of choosing a chocolate from a box "as agile as a monkey" implying someone can move as well as a monkey does "as black as coal" comparing the color of something dark to the very-dark coal color "as blind as a bat" indicating that the person cannot see any better than a bat
Examples in Music Kanye West– Heartless How could you be so cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo Just remember that you talking to me though You need to watch the way you talking to me yo I mean after all the things that we been through I mean after all the things we got into Ayo, I know there are some things that you ain't told me Ayo, I did some things but that's the old me And now you wanna get me back and you gonna show me So you walk around like you don't know me You got a new friend, well I got homies But in the end it's still so lonely
Cold War Kids– First Cheated and lied, broken so bad You made a vow, never get mad You play the game, though it's unfair They're all the same, who can compare? First you lose trust, then you get worried Night after night, bar after club Dropping like flies, who woke you up On the front lawn, sprinklers turned on It's not your house, where'd you go wrong? First you get hurt, then you feel sorry Flying like a cannonball, falling to the earth Heavy as a feather when, you hit the dirt How am I the lucky one?, I do not deserve To wait around forever when, you were there first First you get hurt, then you feel sorry
Metaphors Metaphor : "a figure of speech containing an implied comparison, in which a word or phrase ordinarily and primarily used of one thing is applied to another. Example, "the curtain of night" or "all the world's a stage.“
Irony: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect. Ex:
Symbols Symbol (in literature): using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, can carry numerous interpretations. The yellow brick road by itself is a plot device to move Dorothy on a journey across the plot. search for meaning in life good acts gain positive rewards perseverance in life leads to success