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Year 9 Linguistic Devices
Year 9 Linguistic Devices
Q. The following words are linguistic devices used very often in Shakespeare’s
plays. Use the linguistic devices to construct sentences.
Example of personification in Shakespeare’s play, ‘The Tempest’: ‘The folly of this
island!’ – ‘Foolishness’ is a human characteristic, therefore when applied to inanimate
things such as places or object it is called personification.
The clouds poured down rain, as if weeping (Pathetic Fallacy) for the loss of our
neighbour’s child. Grief had dominantly taken over the village, (Metaphor) and for
many days it stayed, without the intention to leave.
a. metaphor ___________________________________________________________
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b. simile ______________________________________________________________
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c. personification _______________________________________________________
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d. alliteration __________________________________________________________
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