LITERAY AND RHETORICAL DEVICES

the emotional condition formed by the piece within the setting. It refers to the general sense or feeling which the reader is supposed to get from the text.

, as a literary element, refer to the author's or characters' state of mind.

is a change in the expected development of a fictional work. They are often foreshadowed by small clues.

a sequence of words that each start with the same sound or letter.

Ex. We read really riveting romance novels

: repeating a vowel sound Ex. Her mellifluous lullaby lulled me to sleep

Ex. This initiative is a big risk

repeating a consonant sound

Ex. Her mellifluous lullaby lulled me to sleep

Imagery: vivid description that appeals to the five senses

Ex. "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth

explains a situation, object, or idea by comparing it to a different situation that is familiar

Ex. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other word would smell as sweet. / So Romeo would, were he not Romeo call'd / Retain that dear perfection which he owes / Without that title" - Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

: suggested or implied meaning of a word or phrase Positive, negative, neutral

: dictionary definition of a word

figure of speech that includes a play of words that have more than one meaning or those that sound alike

A figure of speech in which the words carry a meaning other than their literal sense

of normal conjunctions (FANBOYS) are intentionally omitted from a string of words

Deliberate and excessive use of conjunctions in successive words and clauses

acknowledging the opponent's argument to show understanding and consideration of the issue from all sides

a statement of strong feeling, usually accompanied by an exclamation mark

abusive and negative language that attacks, insults, or denounces a person, topic, or institution

a statement of contradiction that seems nonsensical but evokesthe speaker asks a question where the answer is already known

TWO words that are ordinarily contradictory placed side-by-side

figure of balance in which contrasting ideas are intentionally juxtaposed

the speaker asks a question where the answer is already known

The speaker asks a question and then continues to answer the question for the audience

repetition at the ends of lines

repetition at the beginning of the lines

Repeating the ideas of what has been said using different words

An exact duplication of what was previously said

author's purposeful word choice

emotion that the audience feels in response to the text; emotion evoked in the audience Words to describe mood: reflective, melancholy, nostalgic, hopeful, peaceful, surprised

narrator's, speaker's, or author's attitude toward the subject.

phrase that downplays the extent or importance of a situation Ex. Saying "we had a little disagreement" when you had a huge fight

when the actual outcome is the opposite of what is expected

when the speaker says something but means the opposite