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alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
example of alliteration
Sally Sells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore
assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
example of assonance
Surf and Turf
antithesis
2+ direct opposite words/phrases/clauses
example of antithesis
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
consonance
Repetition of consonant sounds at the end of words
example of consonance
Mike likes his bike
ethos
appeal to ethics
Logos
Appeal to logic
pathos
Appeal to emotion
pithy
precise and brief
anaphora
the repetition of first words/phrases/clauses
example of anaphora
we can't go, we can't hear, and we can't leave
allusion
A reference to another work of literature, person, or event
example of allusion
Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel
synecdoche
part represents whole or vice versa
example of synecdoche
give the performers a hand
parallelism
Parts of sentences that are grammatically the same
example of parallelism
I like singing, kayaking and dancing
zeugma
The use of a word to modify or govern two or more words although its use may be grammatically or logically correct with only one
example of zeugma
The butler killed the lights, then the mistress
chiasmus
When the same words are used twice in succession, but the second time, the order of the words is reversed
example of chiasmus
All for one, and one for all
allegory
Hidden meaning displayed through test/images
example of allegory
Animal Farm by George Orwell (A)
simile
A comparison using "like" or "as"
example of simile
My feet are as cold as popsicles
analogy
A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way
example of analogy
Finding your phone will be like finding a needle in a haystack
hyperbole
An exaggeration
example of hyperbole
My mother will kill me if I'm late!
idiom
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally
example of idiom
He has bigger fish to fry
metaphor
A comparison without using like or as
example of metaphor
My feet are popsicles
metonymy
Replacing an actual word or idea, with a related word or concept
example of metonymy
the power of the crown was mortally weakened, crown replaces king
foreshadowing
When an author gives hints about what will occur later in a story
example of foreshadowing
If he shows his face again, I'll surely kill him!
genre
a major category or type of literature
example of genre
Fantasy, Mystery
imagery
Word(s) that create a picture in the readers mind
irony
When the opposite of what you expect happens
example of irony
if it were a cold, rainy gray day, you might say, "What a lovely day!”
dramatic irony
when a reader is aware of something that a character isn't
example of dramatic irony
If you're watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die
verbal irony
When you say something and mean the opposite/something different
example of verbal irony
“Oh, fantastic!" when the situation is actually very bad
situational irony
An outcome that turns out to be very different from what was expected
example of situational irony
A kid was laughing at a man not being able to park his car properly
juxtaposition
placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast
example of juxtaposition
Good and evil
oxymoron
conjoining contradictory terms
example of oxymoron
as in 'deafening silence,' ‘jumbo shrimp’
parody
Comic interpretation of another author's work
example of parody
Pride and Prejudice With Zombies is a parody of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It mocks a genre rather than a specific work.
onomatopoeia
A word that imitates the sound it represents
example of onomatopoeia
Boom
Aristotle's Rhetorical Triangle
The relationships, in any piece of writing, between the writer, the audience, and the subject. All analysis of writing is essentially an analysis of the relationships between the points on the triangle.
example of Aristotle’s Rhetorical Triangle
satire
A work that reveals a critical attitude toward some element of human behavior by using humor
example of satire
Animal Farm by George Orwell (B)
thesis
the/a sentence that states the main idea of a writing assignment and helps control the ideas within the paper, Short and Clear
example of thesis
All supermarkets must offer reusable bags in order to help the environment
tone
the attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject
example of tone
Cheerful, Happy, Dark, Moody
SOAPStone
Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone
example of SOAPStone
For Old Major's Speech - S: Old Major, O: Wants to share his dream before he dies, A: The animals of Animal Farm, P: hopes to create a rebellion against Jones, S: Draws attention to their terrible living conditions and unfair treatment, T: Hopeful and Inspiring