the technique by which animals or inanimate objects take on human characterisitics. Personification – Proverb a saying that expresses some commonplace truth or bit of folk wisdom. stitch in time saves – “A nine.” Pun- a play on that are either identical or very similar in sound but very different in meaning . Ex. can “You tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish.” Simile a less direct metaphor, using like or as. is like a pig.” – “He Syllogism A form of logical reasoning, consisting of two premises and a conclusion. Ex. All rabbits have fur. Some pets – are rabbits. Some pets have fur. Synesthesia the description of one kind of sensation in terms of another. Ex. a loud shirt,” or cold smell of – “That’s “the potato mold”. Synecdoche figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. Ex. just got some new wheels” – “I obviously refers to an automobile. Literary Forms Allegory a story in verse or prose in which characters represent abstract qualities. – Anecdote a brief narrative of an entertaining and presumably true incident. – Didactic Any text main purpose is to teach or instruct. – Essay a short written composition in prose that discusses a subject or proposes an argument without – claiming to be a complete or thorough exposition. Essays can be formal, informal or humorous. Exemplum brief tale told to illustrate a biblical text or to teach a lesson or moral. – Fable a brief tale that conveys a moral lesson, usually by giving human speech and manners to animals – and inanimate things. A type of drama related to comedy but emphasizing improbable situations, violent conflicts, physical – action, and coarse wit over characterization or articulated plot. Parable a brief tale intended to be understood as an allegory illustrating some lesson or moral. – Parody A composition that ridicules another composition by imitating and exaggerating aspects of its content. – Pedantic writing that borders on lecturing. Scholarly, academic, and often overly difficult and distant. – Poetic Alliteration the repetition of initial consonant sounds. – Assonance the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words. –
Personification – the technique by which animals or inanimate objects take on human characterisitics. Proverb – a saying that expresses some commonplace truth or bit of folk wisdom. “A stitch in time saves nine.” Pun- a play on that are either identical or very similar in sound but very different in meaning . Ex. “You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish.” Simile – a less direct metaphor, using like or as. “He is like a pig.” Syllogism – A form of logical reasoning, consisting of two premises and a conclusion. Ex. All rabbits have fur. Some pets are rabbits. Some pets have fur. Synesthesia – the description of one kind of sensation in terms of another. Ex. “That’s a loud shirt,” or “the cold smell of potato mold”. Synecdoche – figure of speech that utilizes a part as representative of the whole. Ex. “I just got some new wheels” obviously refers to an automobile. Literary Forms Allegory – a story in verse or prose in which characters represent abstract qualities. Anecdote – a brief narrative of an entertaining and presumably true incident. Didactic – Any text main purpose is to teach or instruct. Essay – a short written composition in prose that discusses a subject or proposes an argument without claiming to be a complete or thorough exposition. Essays can be formal, informal or humorous. Exemplum – brief tale told to illustrate a biblical text or to teach a lesson or moral. Fable – a brief tale that conveys a moral lesson, usually by giving human speech and manners to animals and inanimate things. – A type of drama related to comedy but emphasizing improbable situations, violent conflicts, physical action, and coarse wit over characterization or articulated plot. Parable – a brief tale intended to be understood as an allegory illustrating some lesson or moral. Parody – A composition that ridicules another composition by imitating and exaggerating aspects of its content. Pedantic – writing that borders on lecturing. Scholarly, academic, and often overly difficult and distant. Poetic Alliteration – the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Assonance – the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighboring words.
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