Literary Devices & Figurative Language

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About Course

A clear reference course on the literary devices GCSE students meet most often — from metaphor and personification to sibilance, juxtaposition and pathetic fallacy — with examples and effects.

This course is independent revision support and is not affiliated with any exam board. Always check your own exam board specification and past-paper guidance.

What Will You Learn?

  • Recognise common figurative devices Recognise sound devices such as sibilance Understand structural devices like juxtaposition Explain the effect of each device

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Figurative Language
  • Sound Devices
  • Structural & Rhetorical Devices

Sources & Further Reading
The official guidance this course is based on.

Final Assessment

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