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Examples of Nonfiction
Essays, Speeches, Articles and Opinion Pieces, Memoir and Autobiographical Excerpts, Interviews and Personal Narratives
Examples of Stylistic Devices
Diction, Imagery, Detail, Syntax and Figurative Language
Examples of Content Devices
Setting, point
Imagery
Descriptive language that appeals to the six senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell and movement) to create vivid mental pictures.
Visual Imagery
Allows readers to see what the author describes and relate what they see in their mind — sizes, shapes, colors, etc.
Olfactory Imagery
Appeals to the readers sense of smell
Auditory Imagery
Pertains to the sounds we hear in our mind as we read
Gustatory Imagery
Appeals to the readers sense of taste
Tactile Imagery
Deals with images that represent touch, hardness, softness, wetness, heat and cold
Kinesthetic Imagery
Deals with images that represent movement or tension in the body
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases in a sentence to create meaning and effect. It includes sentence structure, punctuation, and word order
Sentence Length
short, abrupt
medium sentence
long, flowing
Juxtaposition
ideas, words, or phrases that are places close together in the same sentence for contrast
Repetition
words, sounds, or ideas that are repeated to create emphasis
Anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
Rhetorical Question
a sentence that asks a question but expect no answer
Semicolon ;
gives equal weight to two or more sentences resulting in a balance of parallel ideas
Colon :
sets the expectation that important, closely related information will follow; used when listing one or more ideas; adds a layer of formality
Figurative Language
Figures of speech that go beyond the literal and use language to achieve a more powerful effect.
Simile
A comparison of two things that uses “like,” “than,” or “as”
Metaphor
The comparison of one thing to another that does not use the terms “like” or “as” or “than”
Personification
Endows animals, ideas, abstractions, and inanimate objects with human form
Allusion
A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, mythology, or some other branch of culture
Oxymoron
The association of two contrary terms that are places next to each other
Hyperbole
An excessive exaggeration
Onomatopoeia
When the sound of a word is related to its meaning
Sibilance
A figure of speech where strong “s” and “sh” sounds are created deliberately to produce a hissing sound
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words