Lit. Devices
a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Paradox
when a speaker breaks off from addressing one party and instead addresses a third party. This third party may be an individual, either present or absent in the scene.
Apostrophe
narrator as a major character; narrator as a minor character – the narrator may be naïve or insane – the narrator uses first person pronouns (I, my, mine, we, our, etc.)
First Person Point of View
Example:
Town hall? More like "clown hall" if you ask me.
Personal Attack
the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
Tone
the substitution of the name of an attribute or adjunct for that of the thing meant, for example suit for business executive, or the track for horse racing.
Metonymy
Using conversational language: "Hey, that was pretty dope."
Colloquial words
a verbal representation of a sensory experience brings the immediacy of sensory experience to writing and gives voice a distinctive quality.
Imagery
Example:
We need to stick together. It is our responsibility to create the change needed in the world - to help those in need.
inclusive language
the individual style in which a certain author writes his or her works - sometimes referred to the emotion or sound of author
Voice
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
Antithesis
dictionary meaning of words (wedding dress, law officer, public servant)
Denotative words
Example:
Sydney's slippery slide
Alliteration
Example:
Some students believe school is like a prison and the students are like prisoners.
Analogy
describes the ways that the author uses words — the author's word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, and sentence arrangement all work together to establish mood, images, and meaning in the text
Style
a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).
Synecdoche
emotional meaning of words (wedding gown, cop, bureaucrat )
Connotative words
Example:
The elite meet and greet
Assonance
Appeal to evidence and facts.
Logos
includes many different literary devices and stylistic techniques, including syntax, semantics, diction, dialogue, character development, tone, pacing, and even punctuation
Voice
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings.
Pun
the special language of a profession or group (lawyer talk, technical talk)
Jargon
Example:
Citizenship was thrown around like confetti
Simile
Appeal to authority and trustworthiness.
Ethos
includes four general types: expository/argumentative, narrative, persuasive, descriptive
Style