Literary Devices Identification
1. Alliteration
a. "I saw the fuddle and flush come over him." (Homer 379)
b. "fuddle" and "flush" repeat the initial consonant sound "f"
2. Allusion
Quote: "We served under Aamemnon son of Atreus" (Homer 377)
Explain: It references others work
3.Dialogue
Quote: "You are a ninny" (Homer 377"
Defense: It is in quotations so it is something he said.
4. Dramatic Irony
Quote: Cyclops, you ask my honorable name?...My name is nobody (Homer 380)
Defense: We knew his name wasn't nobody but the cyclops didn't.
5.Foreshadowing
Quote: "But if you raid the beaves, I see destruction for ship and crew" (Homer394)
Defense: It gives us a hint about what is supposed to happen.
6. Hyperbole
Quote: "no man turned away when cups of this came around" (Homer375)
Defense:It is very unlikely that no one ever turned down a drink of this, this is an overstatement.
7. Imagery
Quote: "They would put one cupful-ruby colored honey-smooth into twenty more of water" (Homer375)
Defense: Uses being able to smell honey and sight to see its color.
8. Metaphor
Quote: "I walked up and down from how to stern trying to put heart into them" (Homer 395)
Defense: You can"t actually put a heart in them.
9. Onomatopoeia
Quote: "The pierced ball hissed broiling, and the roots popped"(Homer 380)
Defense: The words "popped" make a sound and hissed make a sound.
10. Paradox
Quote: "Here we stand beholden for your help, or any gifts you five-as custom is to honor strangers...Zeus will average unoffending guest" (Homer377)
Defense: He rudely asked asks for gifts.
11. Personification
Quote: "When the young down with fingertips of rose touched the world, I roused the men" (Homer 385)
Defense: Down does not have fingertips and cannot touch the world. It gives human qualities to a nonhuman thing.
12. Simile.
Quote: "Upon her serpent necks are borne six heads like nightmares of ferocity" (Homer393)
Defense: A comparison using like or as.
13. Situational Irony
Quote: "Nobody's tricked me,...we are no use in pain given by great Zeus" (Homer381)
Defense: You can't actually put a heart in them
14.Symbol
Quote: Treated as rubbish now,he layed at last upon a mass of dung before the gates" (Homer401)
Defense: The dog has a deeper meaning; it symbolizes how Odysseus is treated.
15. Verbal Irony
Quote:"Maybe he has one like it at home" (Homer406)
Defense: They were making fun of odysseus
a. "I saw the fuddle and flush come over him." (Homer 379)
b. "fuddle" and "flush" repeat the initial consonant sound "f"
2. Allusion
Quote: "We served under Aamemnon son of Atreus" (Homer 377)
Explain: It references others work
3.Dialogue
Quote: "You are a ninny" (Homer 377"
Defense: It is in quotations so it is something he said.
4. Dramatic Irony
Quote: Cyclops, you ask my honorable name?...My name is nobody (Homer 380)
Defense: We knew his name wasn't nobody but the cyclops didn't.
5.Foreshadowing
Quote: "But if you raid the beaves, I see destruction for ship and crew" (Homer394)
Defense: It gives us a hint about what is supposed to happen.
6. Hyperbole
Quote: "no man turned away when cups of this came around" (Homer375)
Defense:It is very unlikely that no one ever turned down a drink of this, this is an overstatement.
7. Imagery
Quote: "They would put one cupful-ruby colored honey-smooth into twenty more of water" (Homer375)
Defense: Uses being able to smell honey and sight to see its color.
8. Metaphor
Quote: "I walked up and down from how to stern trying to put heart into them" (Homer 395)
Defense: You can"t actually put a heart in them.
9. Onomatopoeia
Quote: "The pierced ball hissed broiling, and the roots popped"(Homer 380)
Defense: The words "popped" make a sound and hissed make a sound.
10. Paradox
Quote: "Here we stand beholden for your help, or any gifts you five-as custom is to honor strangers...Zeus will average unoffending guest" (Homer377)
Defense: He rudely asked asks for gifts.
11. Personification
Quote: "When the young down with fingertips of rose touched the world, I roused the men" (Homer 385)
Defense: Down does not have fingertips and cannot touch the world. It gives human qualities to a nonhuman thing.
12. Simile.
Quote: "Upon her serpent necks are borne six heads like nightmares of ferocity" (Homer393)
Defense: A comparison using like or as.
13. Situational Irony
Quote: "Nobody's tricked me,...we are no use in pain given by great Zeus" (Homer381)
Defense: You can't actually put a heart in them
14.Symbol
Quote: Treated as rubbish now,he layed at last upon a mass of dung before the gates" (Homer401)
Defense: The dog has a deeper meaning; it symbolizes how Odysseus is treated.
15. Verbal Irony
Quote:"Maybe he has one like it at home" (Homer406)
Defense: They were making fun of odysseus