“I immediately regretted opening Pandora’s Box when Mom walked in on my late-night cookie-escapade.”
“Upon seeing the crowded ferry boat, I appropriately muttered that we would be needing a bigger boat..”
“Yesterday, while waiting for my bus to arrive after work, the man next to me told me his whole life story. Something about a box of chocolates, life, and Jenny. He was crazy, I tell you.”
Uses:
Allusion may be used to further the narrative of a book by referring to metaphor or such seen in another work. The context used in said work may thus be juxtaposed with that of my own and thus provide additional insight. See also, the potential for humor created by an obviously exaggerated comparison, almost like a literary inside-joke.
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The leaves will turn orange and yellow and red and everyone will be enamored with the colors. I’ve always found that funny — the leaves are all dying and everyone finds it so terribly beautiful. What a farce. Death is ugly and so is everyone who glorifies it.”
“The best of times have no expiration date! The best of times are indistinguishable and the best of days cannot be ruined. The best of days are aged the same as you and the best of days are always; the best of days are all days.”
“There ain’t no truth in the lottery. All those numbers and nobody ever wins ‘cept for the lucky jerks in Pennsylvania and New York and California.. Nobody ever wins the lotto, really, I tell ya.”
Uses:
Diction can create specific meaning through the various connotations of particular words. Using words that imply grim and grit implies a darker theme than lofty, softer word choices.
Exposition: Meant to explain; to tell over show.
Examples:
“Once upon a time, there was an enlightened monk. Living humbly in the mountains, with naught but the clothes on his back and nature among him, he was content — that is, until one day, when a loud ogre moved down the road. Life thus …show more content…
I’ve lost the lottery, like, a billion times! Surely I’ll win by two billion..”
“The chair screeches like a cat at even the slightest twitch — I hate it.”
Uses:
Figurative Language is fundamental to any piece that hopes to be any ounce exciting; it can provide emphasis to any given theme, allude to further reading, or paint a picture with touching a brush — it’s uses are infinite and intrinsic.
Hyperbole: A technique employed to the effect of over exaggeration.
Examples:
“I loathe when someone clicks their pen; pen-pushers should drop dead.”
“I am literally the greatest historian of all time — I mean, just look at my history quiz! I got a B+!”
“There is nothing worse in life then dropping food — I’d rather die.”
Uses:
Hyperbole is a powerful tool of emphasis by overt exaggeration, helping in highlighting the contrast in a statement.
Imagery: Language that evokes explicit picture. May be written literally or figuratively.
Examples:
“The brown paper-back blithely lodged in his hands was one that I had never seen. The countless mahogany shelves towered in the background, only interrupted by the occasional oak accent and I felt that he could have been here
“Upon seeing the crowded ferry boat, I appropriately muttered that we would be needing a bigger boat..”
“Yesterday, while waiting for my bus to arrive after work, the man next to me told me his whole life story. Something about a box of chocolates, life, and Jenny. He was crazy, I tell you.”
Uses:
Allusion may be used to further the narrative of a book by referring to metaphor or such seen in another work. The context used in said work may thus be juxtaposed with that of my own and thus provide additional insight. See also, the potential for humor created by an obviously exaggerated comparison, almost like a literary inside-joke.
Argumentation: …show more content…
The leaves will turn orange and yellow and red and everyone will be enamored with the colors. I’ve always found that funny — the leaves are all dying and everyone finds it so terribly beautiful. What a farce. Death is ugly and so is everyone who glorifies it.”
“The best of times have no expiration date! The best of times are indistinguishable and the best of days cannot be ruined. The best of days are aged the same as you and the best of days are always; the best of days are all days.”
“There ain’t no truth in the lottery. All those numbers and nobody ever wins ‘cept for the lucky jerks in Pennsylvania and New York and California.. Nobody ever wins the lotto, really, I tell ya.”
Uses:
Diction can create specific meaning through the various connotations of particular words. Using words that imply grim and grit implies a darker theme than lofty, softer word choices.
Exposition: Meant to explain; to tell over show.
Examples:
“Once upon a time, there was an enlightened monk. Living humbly in the mountains, with naught but the clothes on his back and nature among him, he was content — that is, until one day, when a loud ogre moved down the road. Life thus …show more content…
I’ve lost the lottery, like, a billion times! Surely I’ll win by two billion..”
“The chair screeches like a cat at even the slightest twitch — I hate it.”
Uses:
Figurative Language is fundamental to any piece that hopes to be any ounce exciting; it can provide emphasis to any given theme, allude to further reading, or paint a picture with touching a brush — it’s uses are infinite and intrinsic.
Hyperbole: A technique employed to the effect of over exaggeration.
Examples:
“I loathe when someone clicks their pen; pen-pushers should drop dead.”
“I am literally the greatest historian of all time — I mean, just look at my history quiz! I got a B+!”
“There is nothing worse in life then dropping food — I’d rather die.”
Uses:
Hyperbole is a powerful tool of emphasis by overt exaggeration, helping in highlighting the contrast in a statement.
Imagery: Language that evokes explicit picture. May be written literally or figuratively.
Examples:
“The brown paper-back blithely lodged in his hands was one that I had never seen. The countless mahogany shelves towered in the background, only interrupted by the occasional oak accent and I felt that he could have been here