[Starter]

Pair up the definitions with the Language Devices on your left (To clarify none of them are paired) ;

Onomatopoeia           Figure of speech associated by being symbolic whilst using a preposition

Metaphor                   The occurrence of the same letter or sound

Iambic Pentameter    Words used to create sound

Personification           Directed to someone’s emotions

Emotive Language     A language device which consists of 10 syllables creating a sound

Alliteration                 Giving human aspects to items which aren’t human

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Examples

“Groan! Why, no. But sadly, tell me who.” Benvolio, Act 1, Scene 1

Translation – Groan? No. But tell me seriously who it is.

As we can see from this quotation Benvolio uses the word ‘Groan’ to give a language device of onomatopoeia to explain that there’s no need to groan. Also if we analyse the word ‘Groan’ it means a sound conveying pain, despair or displeasure, which is also associated with Emotive language. So realistically Benvolio has used onomatopoeia to explain that Romeo shouldn’t be in pain to explain who he loves.

[Activity]

What language device has Shakespeare used in these two quotations?

“A pair of star cross’d lovers take their life;”

“An hour before the worshiped sun peered forth”