Literary Devices
a figure of speech that uses like, as, or as if to make a direct comparison between two essentially different objects, actions, or qualities
Simile
You support capital punishment just because you want an “eye for an eye,” but I have several good reasons to believe that capital punishment is fundamentally wrong
Straw Man
an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for ridicule
Parody
The technique of arranging words, phrases, clauses, or larger structures by placing them side by side and making them similar in form
Parallel Structure
Name 3 kinds of images that might appear on the AP Exam?
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a more acceptable and usually more pleasant way of saying something that might be inappropriate or uncomfortable.
Euphemism
Crimes of theft and robbery have been increasing at an alarming rate lately. The conclusion is obvious, we must reinstate the death penalty immediately.
Missing the Point.
The exaggeration of a physical feature or trait.
Caricature
A sentence time where commas are used (with no conjunction) to separate a series of words.
Asyndeton
The space between panels, where sometimes a murder happens
Gutter
Deliberate exaggeration in order to create humor or emphasis
Hyperbole
We have to stop the tuition increase! The next thing you know, they'll be charging $40,000 a semester!
Slippery Slope
Public criticism by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm
Lampoon
Sentence consisting of three or more very short independent clauses joined by
conjunctions.
Freight-train
The name for musical notes surrounding a character who is singing.
Emanata
a figure of speech that uses the name of an object, person, or idea to represent something with which it is associated, such as using “the crown” to refer to a monarch ; Also, “The pen is mightier than the sword.”
Metonymy
Plagiarism is deceitful because it is dishonest.
Begging the Question
Name and define the three types of irony.
Sentence which uses and or another conjunction (with no commas) to separate the items in a series.
Polysyndeton
Concrete and Abstract
a figure of speech in which a part of something is used to represent a whole, such as using “boards” to mean a stage or “wheels” to mean a car – or “All hands on deck.”
Synedoche
Supreme Court Justice Byron White was an All-American football player while in college, so how can you say that athletes are dumb?
Hasty Generalization
iThe ridiculous exaggeration of language. For instance, when a character who should use formal, intelligent language speaks like a fool or a character who is portrayed as uneducated uses highly sophisticated, intelligent language.
Burlesque
A sentence in which in which two parallel elements are set off against each other like equal weights on a scale.
Balanced Sentence
Bypasses time for the most part and sets a wandering eye on different angles of a place, idea, or mood.
aspect-to-aspect