Identifying devices is an important element of understanding the unknown, which may be full of complicated devices. Repetition is one of the various devices used in works. By repeating words, perhaps consecutively, this gives emphasis to the word that is repeated, therefore attracting the reader's attention to show emphasis on the idea. It can also show emotion, such as frustration or panic.
Some devices are not literal, which is why it is essential to be able to understand figurative devices. These devices contain words which do not describe the literal idea, but rather show a descriptive meaning of the device. Personification is an example of a figurative device, which means giving human qualities to an inanimate object. This does not necessarily mean that the object indeed becomes like a human. It means that the object is described as something similar to human qualities, such as "leaves dancing in the wind". The leaves do not actually dance, but move in such a way that they seem to be dancing in the wind, usually in a graceful manner.
