Definitions
When the reader expects something, and the opposite happens
What is Irony?
Passed away" instead of "died."
What is euphemism?
"Where do we go now? What do we do now?"
What is repeition
"He's a man of many books," is a cliche meaning he is highly educated.
What is ideas analysis?
The overuse of 'and' to join sentences
What is Polysyndeton
A metaphor where part of the object stands in for the whole
What is synecdoche?
"Bittersweet symphony," "jumbo shrimp."
"The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind."
What is metaphor
"He's a man of many books,"using the simple vocabulary of 'book' to emply being educated is ironic.
What is language analysis?
A type of metaphor when discussing a taboo subject
What is a Euphemism?
Repetition of the start of sentences
What is anaphora?
"I must be cruel to be kind," suggesting that sometimes harsh actions are necessary for a positive outcome.
What is paradox?
You're hot and you're cold, you're yes and you're no
"He's a man of many books," creates the assumption in teenager that it is a grown up, possibly a stereotypical nerd
What is audience analysis?
Where the two parts of a sentence (or directly beside each other) appear to be a direct contrast
What is antithesis?
The subtle implications of words chosen
"The White House announced a new policy," referring to the U.S. government.
What is metonymy
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty in the moonlight overthrew ya
Biblical allusion
"He's a man of many books," is in direct contrast to the earlier statements implying he is a jock, subverting the expectation.
What is structure analysis?
A statement that seems contradictory or absurd but expresses a truth
Paradox
Repeating the content, but in different words
"I came, I saw, I conquered."
What is Chiasmus?
"I'm from a generation of losers/Dusted in a second."
Dysphemism
"He's a man of many books," the idiom of being a man of many books relies on gender expectations that only men are learned and reflects our society's patriarchial leanings
What is critical lens analysis?
When a thing is referred to by the name of something related to it
What is metonym?