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Literary devices or literary techniques | Literary devices or literary techniques | ||
* similar to [[Rhetorical devices]] but about literature whereas rhetorical devices regard persuasion | * similar to [[Rhetorical devices]] but about literature whereas rhetorical devices regard persuasion | ||
== Figurative language == | |||
* figures of speech | |||
== Literary approaches == | == Literary approaches == | ||
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* tragedy | * tragedy | ||
* tragicomedy | * tragicomedy | ||
* see [https://examples.yourdictionary.com/basic-types-of-literary-devices.html Basic Types of Literary Devices | YourDictionary] | * see | ||
** [https://literarydevices.net/ Literary Devices and Literary Terms - The Complete List] | |||
** [https://examples.yourdictionary.com/basic-types-of-literary-devices.html Basic Types of Literary Devices | YourDictionary] | |||
=== the difference between... === | |||
==== metaphor and simile ==== | |||
* both are figures of speech | |||
* metaphor | |||
** | |||
==== analogy and metaphor ==== | |||
* analogy is a subset of metaphor | |||
* whereas | |||
** analogy makes a literal (actual) comparison via the words ''as, like'' | |||
** metaphor makes a non-literal direct comparison or parallel connection | |||
* analogy | |||
** makes a direct point | |||
** analogy is literal | |||
* metaphor creates emphasis and imagery | |||
** metaphor is abstract | |||
* both can be emotional (feelings) or rational (conceptual) | |||
See: | |||
* [https://www.breakingcopy.com/analogy-vs-metaphor/#:~:text=A%20metaphor%20employs%20imagery%20to%20arouse%20an%20emotion,a%20point%2C%20an%20analogy%20compares%20two%20dissimilar%20concepts. Analogy vs Metaphor - What Are the Differences and Why?] | |||