Stylistic Devices in Literature: Definitions & Examples

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Stylistic Devices in Literature

Alliteration

Alliteration is the repetition of certain sounds, usually consonants, throughout a phrase, verse, or stanza:

…With the traitor wing of light, fan

Onomatopoeia

When alliteration imitates real sounds of nature, it is called onomatopoeia:

Uco, Uco, Uco, Uco, bee-eaters

Paranomasia

Paranomasia is the use of words that sound alike but have different meanings:

…As to ants, like so many, like everyone else.

Epithet

An epithet is an adjective accompanying a noun, expressing

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