rhetorical devices

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