Writing Strategies/ Literary Devices by Jason Robillard https://padlet.com/jasonrobil18/1qfzeiaunnus en-us 2017-01-05 17:53:10 UTC 2017-03-06 01:50:55 UTC hello@padlet.com Analogy jasonrobil18 https://padlet.com/jasonrobil18/1qfzeiaunnus/wish/145556577 a comparison between two things, typically on the basis of their structure and for the purpose of explanation or clarification.

ex:"Just as a caterpillar comes out of its cocoon, so we must come out of our comfort zone."
http://literarydevices.net/analogy/]]> 2017-01-05 17:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jasonrobil18/1qfzeiaunnus/wish/145556577 Pun jasonrobil18 https://padlet.com/jasonrobil18/1qfzeiaunnus/wish/145557281 a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words that sound alike but have different meanings.

ex: "A horse is a very stable animal."
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ex: "Life were better ended by their hate,
Than death prorogued, wanting of thy love” -Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, scene 2. He says he would rather die with her love sooner, and then he eventually dies in love for Juliet.

Something bad will happen later on due to the caution sign
]]> 2017-01-05 18:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jasonrobil18/1qfzeiaunnus/wish/145557743 Hyperbole jasonrobil18 https://padlet.com/jasonrobil18/1qfzeiaunnus/wish/145558303 exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
ex: “Well now, one winter it was so cold that all the geese flew backward and all the fish moved south and even the snow turned blue. -Paul Revere folk tale.]]> 2017-01-05 18:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jasonrobil18/1qfzeiaunnus/wish/145558303 Oxymoron jasonrobil18 https://padlet.com/jasonrobil18/1qfzeiaunnus/wish/145558847 a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.

ex: Awfully pretty
Foolish wisdom
Original copies
Liquid gas
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