Literary Devices
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable
What is Metaphor
Remember - A simile is similar but uses either "like" or "as". It is also more of a comparison
A warning or indication of a future event
What is Foreshadow?
Make or give a comically or grotesquely exaggerated representation of (someone or something).
What is Caricature?
A visual representation of a chronological sequence of events, often used to tell a story or explain the history of a topic.
What is Timeline?
What is Logos?
Appealing to the audiences' sense of reason or logic. Look for clear and logical connections between ideas. These may include the use of facts, statistics, historical and literal analogies to make a logical argument.
What is Symbolism?
The organization of a story's various elements, including plot, characters, and themes.
What is structure?
When a character says one thing but really means the opposite.
What is Verbal Irony?
(100 points if you say Sarcasm because it's the same as verbal irony but with an insulting tone)
How the speaker organizes their argument for the effects of the listener.
What is Structure?
What is Pathos?
Appealing to the audiences' sense of reason or logic. Look for clear and logical connections between ideas. These may include the use of facts, statistics, historical and literal analogies to make a logical argument.
A character who is presented as a contrast to a second character so as to emphasize some aspect or quality of the second character
What is Foil?
Remember - Juxtaposition is also similar but the definition of that is: The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with a comparing or contrasting affect
A symbol or idea that recurs throughout a text, representing something significant.
What is Motif?
The presentation of something as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
What is Understatement?
Does the speaker use figurative language or other components? Consider imagery, anecdotes, connotation, denotation, euphemism, hyperbole, juxtaposition, metaphors, irony, understatement, rhetorical questions, tone, and mood. How do they help shape meaning?
What is Language?
What is Ethos?
Invoking the role of the writer or speaker in the argument, and the credibility of the speaker/writer.
How different parts of speech are arranged in order to convey a complete thought or specific meaning.
What is Syntax?
A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
What is Paradox?
Extreme exaggeration not to be taken literally
What is Hyperbole?
Digital elements that allow users to engage with the infographic, such as clickable buttons (sharing buttons), hover-over pop-ups and links, or animations, making the infographic more engaging and memorable.
What is Interactive Elements?
Using words such as “must”, “might”, “should”, and “have to” to convey the degree of
certainty and the strength of feeling in the language of the speaker.
What is Modality?
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is onomatopoeia?
Where words, grammatical constructions, or concepts are repeated in reverse order, in the same or a modified form
Example: “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
What is Chiasmus?
An often absurd method of satire where you present something unexpected into an otherwise normal scene or story.
What is Incongruity?
List at least 2 out of the 5 structures infographics use.
Chronological structure, Hierarchical structure, Problem-solution structure, Cause-and-effect structure, Comparative structure
Infographic Devices:
The font type, size, and style used in the infographic for headings, subheadings, and body text.
What is Typography?