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Literary Devices - Coggle Diagram

- - - - To emphasize words and ideas
        
        Evokes emotions in the reader
        
        Examples
        
        Go big or go home
        
        We came. We saw. We conquered
  - - - Teach a moral/philosophical lesson
        
        Makes piece more fascinating as applied to real life situations
        
        Example: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.”
        
        You cannot claim to judge an individual unless we understand their POV of the world
  - - - Used to teach moral lessons
        
        Example: "All animals are equal but a few more equal than others"
        
        Use of allegory to show discrimination in society
      - Adds multidimensional layers to the piece
        
        Gives insights into the author's POV
  - - - Used to create a silly/comic effect
  - - - Used as a passing comment
      - Simplifies complex ideas and expressions
- - - - Used as a powerful plot device
        
        Types of Irony
        
        Dramatic Irony
        
        Audience has more info than the characters in the story
        
        Example: Truman Show
        
        Situational Irony
        
        Outcome of a situation is unexpected
        
        Example: The Empire Strikes Back
        
        Verbal Irony
        
        Saying something opposite to intended meaning
        
        Example: Telling a rude customer to “have a nice day”
      - Reveal plot twists
  - - - Dictates how a reader should read the piece and how should they feel about it
        
        Tones can be tragic, comedic, serious, anger, happy, etc.
  - - - Confirms credibility of writer/speaker; becomes trustworthy
      - Being an expert determines the ethos
        
        Example: "If his years as a soldier taught him anything, it’s that caution is the best policy in this sort of situation."
      - Ethos is dependent on diction
  - - - Surprise readers and evoke interest
        
        Example: "All’s fair in love and war"
      - ...for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts.
  - - - Used to explain the impact of tragedy/comedy/etc
        
        Example: Ending of Romeo and Juliet
- - - - To create aforementioned memorable
      - Place emphasis
  - - - Create a drama/comic effect
      - Express ideas too overwhelming
    - - Audience-respecting
        
        Based on the removal of thoughts which are unpleasant/offensive to the readers
      - Transitio-aposiopesis
        
        Removes ideas from end of speech to suddenly get audience interested in the section
      - Calculated
        
        Based on the conflict of missing thought
      - Empathetic
        
        To present the idea as greater and not expressible
      - Emotive
        
        Used in conditions of conflict between emotional outbursts of a speaker
  - - - Conveys meaning more vividly
        
        When contrasting ideas are presented together, idea is expressed more emphatically
        
        Example:"Setting foot on the moon may be a small step for a man but a giant step for mankind."
  - - - To create humor
      - To enhance drama
      - To indicate irony
  - - - Generally an object representing something
      - Allows writer to add meanings and depth to piece
        
        Profound meanings
- - - - Used to create expectations, heightening engagement
        
        Anticipation; dramatic tension; more engagement
  - - - Indicates character development
  - - - Used to create a comical effect
        
        Example: "I cried a river"
      - Used to emphasize upon something
  - - - Important to deliver a message
      - Wrong usage of words can divert readers
      - Writers choose certain words to create a mood and tone
    - - Informal
        
        For informal situations
      - Colloquial
        
        Everyday speech; may be different in different communities
      - Formal
        
        For formal situations
      - Slang
        
        Newly-coined; may be impolite
  - - - Emphasize an idea; draw attention to it
        
        Examples
        
        "Repeat that again"
        
        "This is like deja vu all over again"