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Literary Devices and Figures of Speech
Includes questions related to rules and methods used in literature and using words, terms and sentences in figurative or nonliteral ways;
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No. You mean "a case in point" A case in point is an example that helps to prove your argument eg "The weather is unpredictable, last week's hurricanes were a case in point."
Folklore is a real thing. It exists in all communities. It consists of rumours, legends, stories, songs, jokes, myths, rituals, customs, stereotypes and all of the (usually) orally transmitted aspects of our culture.
An embedded quote is simply a quote that flows naturally within your own writing and is not just "dropped in" for its own sake.
Poisoning the well and argument from inconsistency are versions of what types of rhetorical devices?
ad hominem
Whatelements of the gothic interested the romantics?
Symbolic break from Neoclassical values
Sublime Scale
What is the collective noun for a skin of?
There is no collective noun for 'skin of'. There is an expression 'escaped by the skin of our teeth', which means narrowly avoided disaster.
You could use a smiley face symbol to mark a place in a text that?
you particularly find something interesting
What literary devices are in the song Open Arms by Journey?
Aside from repetition, which is common in songs, I have spotted these three right away (Others, please edit in any others you spot!):
Open Arms by Journey
Lying beside you
Here in the dark
Feeling your heartbeat with mine
Softly you whisper
You're so sincere
How could our love be so blind (personification: Giving love a human ability)
We sailed on together (metaphor: comparing life with sailing)
We drifted apart
And here you are
By my side
So now I come to you
With open arms
Nothing to hide
Believe what I say
So here I am
With open arms
Hoping you'll see
What your love means to me
Open arms
Living without you
Living alone
This empty house seems so cold
Wanting to hold you
Wanting you near
How much I wanted you home
But now that you've come back
Turned night into day (metaphor: comparing sadness with night, happiness with day)
I need you to stay
So now I come to you
With open arms
Nothing to hide
Believe what I say
So here I am
With open arms
Hoping you'll see
What your love means to me
Open arms
What is the original model or pattern from which other models are made?
An archetype.
eg) Odysseus represents the archetype of a heroic character.
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I beg to differ - somewhat. An archetype is the original of which a model is made. It is, more strictly speaking, a meta-model. Hence, the use of the prefix "Arche" to the general "type".
For instance, looking at Odysseus, we could say something like:
A good heroic character has the following qualities:
1. Internal conflict.
2. A possibility of failure.
3. Human foibles.
4. Courage when others have given up.
5. etc.
This is the actual model. To the extent that another character conforms to this model, they are more or less like the ideal heroic character.
Is occupation an antonym for career?
Antonyms are words with opposite meanings. Occupation is a synonym (a word with a similar meaning) for career.
What are examples of an allusion in you have a dream speech?
In the beginning there is an allusion to Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address in the phrase "five score".
Figurative language is a word or phrase that departs from everyday literal language
What does to laugh it off mean?
It means to not take it seriously. e.g. If someone tells you there is bad news you go ha ha ok
What literary technique is used in this sentence The couple sat down to have a friendly argument?
This is an exmple of an oxymoron, where the adjective friendly contrasts with the noun argument, which is apparently a contradiction.
