literary devices
Literary
techniques are specific deliberate constructions of language which an author
uses to convey meaning. An author’s use of literary techniques usually occur
with a single word or phrase at one single point in text. By using a book THE
BEAUTIFUL ONE NOT YET BORN which written by AYI KWEI ARMAH, and A MAN OF THE
PEOPLE which written by CHINUA ACHEBE which are portrayed a literary techniques
in the books as explained below;
Rhetorical question
according to Mh Abram
are sentence in the
grammatical of question
which is not
asked in order to request
information or to invite
a reply but to a
achieve a given day
discourse foe ample if we alter the rhetorical question
isn’t a shame .it function
as forceful alternative to the
assertion it is shame, In a book of
the beautiful one are not yet born the author portrayed that man asked to himself
“…….why between here and there was it necessary that here should be
connection?....” also the visitors asked to the man “…..you think my timber
should rot for the forest?.....” (pg 29). Also in the book of man of the people example there is
rhetorical question in (118) “…..why should you? Do I know book? Am not of the
old testament?....” Those question asked to emphasizes the ideas rather than
elicit an answer.
Personification Meyer
m (19995) claim that
a form of
metaphor in which human
characteristic are attributes
to non human things
personification offer the
writer a way to give
the world life
and notion by assigning families human behavior and
emotion to animals inanities
object and abstract ideas. In a book of the beautiful one are not yet born in
(pg 40) “….Eyes have something to register…..), Also in the book of man of the people in (pg 120) “….i
falligator comes out of the water one morning and tell you that crocodile is
sick….” But in fact the animals cannot speak as human being speak.
Simile,
according to major t (1995)
defined that is a
common figure of speech that
such as like as
than appears and
seems .A sip of
mars cooks coffee
is like a punch
in the stomach. The effectiveness
of this
simile is elected
by the difference
between the two thing compared .these would
be no simile
if the compression were is Mrs cooks
coffee is as strong
as the cafeterias coffee
.This is literal
translation because Mrs cooks coffees is
compressed with something
like it another kind
of coffee. In a book of the beautiful one are not yet born
(pg 4) “….Begin drained from him living the body filling like as well dry
sponge…” Also in the book of man of the people in (pg 140) “…sadness
deeps and cool like a well…” this explosion attribute that being the hunger
that stomach is drying from it.
Symbolism is a
person ,object image or
event that evokes range
of addition meaning beyond
and usually more abstract than
it literal significance According to
Michael Meyer 1995) he
added that symbol are economic device
for evoking complex idea without
having to resort to
painstaking explain that
would make a story more
like an essay than
an essay than
an experience .There are two types
by societies such
are literacy or
contextual symbolic that
maintain its literal
significance while suggesting
other meaning, In a book of the beautiful one are not yet born (pg
30) “ Man” to symbolize a person who do not accept corruption poor life and
affected by the beginning poverty in Ghana. also (pg19) “messenger” symbolize a
people of Ghana who oppressed and exploited the government leader he won a lotterry
by afraiding to go and take the money. Also in the book of man of the people (pg 85) “Chief Nanga” symbolize irresponsible and
selfishness people. Even in our society there are some people are irresponsible
and selfishness.
Metaphor is
figure of speech makes
a comparison between
unlike thing using
the word like as
metaphor assist metaphor
can be subtle and power
and can transform
people ,place ,objective and
idea into whatever
the writer imageries
to be ( Michael Meyer 1995)
. In the of
book man of the people “….
When chief Nanga says He has become earth worm (pg 42) which show the hypocrisy
to the people.
Generally literary techniques it is
depicted different things which done in the society and deriver the massage in
the society for example corruption is inevitable in the society, responsibility
is the source of development in the society and disunity and selfishness are
source of underdevelopment in the society or any country.
REFFERENCES
Abrams,
H.M (1995). Seven editions, A Glossary of
Literary. A Harcourt Collage Publisher,
Armah,
A.K (1968) The Beautiful One Not yet Born;
Houghton Mifflin. Ghana
Meyer,
M.(1995).Thinking and Writing about
literature Boston: Bed ford Book of St Martin’s press.
Chinua
A(1966) A Man of the People .Heinemann
London Uk
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