Lit Term Padlet by https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn Made with a creative frenzy en-us 2016-09-30 14:43:24 UTC 2026-02-04 13:44:44 UTC hello@padlet.com Extended Metaphor ldale2635 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127547871 Definition: Also known as a conceit or sustained metaphor, is when an author exploits a single metaphor or analogy at length through multiple linked vehicles, tenors, and grounds throughout a poem or story. Tenor is the subject of the metaphor, vehicle is the image or subject that carries the weight of the comparison, and ground is the shared proprieties of the two compared subjects.
Ex: "Bobby Holloway says my imagination is a three-hundred-ring circus. Currently I was in ring two hundred and ninety-nine, with elephants dancing and clowns cartwheeling and tigers leaping through rings of fire. The time had come to step back, leave the main tent, go buy some popcorn and a Coke, bliss out, cool down." http://grammar.about.com/od/e/g/extmetterm.htm
(Dean Koontz, Seize the Night. Bantam, 1999)
My Ex:  The Fog comes upon like a cat. It sits looking over the city, silently stalking.  It assess the situation before deciding to pounce onto its helpless victim.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1FR5sUWu3Y]]> 2016-09-30 14:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127547871 Synecdoche cyrusmccall_dance https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127548271 A figure of speech in which a part is meant to represent the whole or vise versa.  In synecdoche, the part that is used to represent the whole is actually a part of the whole. 
Ex: 
“Prepar’d to scrub the entry and the stairs.
The youth with broomy stumps began to trace.”
(Jonathan Swift in The Description of the Morning)
http://literarydevices.net/synecdoche/
My Ex:
At the Olympics, people could say the United states won the gold medal. This is referring to the team, not the country as a whole.
]]> 2016-09-30 14:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127548271 Personification ldale2635 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127548355 Definition:
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Ex: The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow. http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-personification.html
My Ex: The stars danced the tango across the milky way. 
]]> 2016-09-30 14:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127548355 Polysyndeton erinodette12 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127548925 The use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
My Ex: The father and his daughter both played around the park, but the father could not swing or slide and the daughter could not climb on the monkey bars but they both had fun.
Example in Literature:
Maya Angelou, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"
“Let the whitefolks have their money and power and segregation and sarcasm and big houses and schools and lawns like carpets, and books, and mostly–mostly–let them have their whiteness.”

]]> 2016-09-30 14:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127548925 Anadiplosis ldale2635 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127549088 Definition: The rhetorical repetition of the last word or words of one phrase or sentence at the beginning of the next.
Ex: “For Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime,
Young Lycidas and hath not left his peer.” http://literarydevices.net/anadiplosis/
My Ex: I remember in the morning I had homework but I didn't do the homework, I never do the homework. ]]> 2016-09-30 14:55:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127549088 Metonymy erinodette12 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127549194 Figure of speech that consists of the name of one object or concept for that of another to which is related, but is not physically connected to.
My Ex: In a matter of urgency, the crown had to be taken to a secret panic room in fear of danger.
- Crown refers to the king or queen that rules over a country.
Example in Literature: “I’m mighty glad Georgia waited till after Christmas before it secedes or it would have ruined the Christmas parties.”  - "Gone With the Wind", Margaret Mitchell]]> 2016-09-30 14:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127549194 Allusion erinodette12 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127884736 A passing or casual reference: an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication.
My Ex: He always seemed indestructible to everyone, but his kid was his Achilles' heel.
- Achilles' heel refers to his weakness.
Example in Literature:
“All night the dread less Angel unpursu’d
Through Heav’ns wide Champain held his way, till Morn,
Wak’t by the circling Hours, with rosie hand
Unbarr’d the gates of Light. There is a Cave
Within the Mount of God, fast by his Throne” - Milton's "Paradise Lost"]]> 2016-10-03 14:14:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127884736 Tone cyrusmccall_dance https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127888321 The general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc.
Ex: The tone is calm and peaceful.
"It was very late and everyone had left the cafe except an old man who sat in the shadow the leaves of the tree made against the electric light. In the day time the street was dusty, but at night the dew settled the dust and the old man liked to sit late because he was deaf and now at night it was quiet and he felt the difference.
(Hemingway’s A Clean, Well-Lighted Place )
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-tone-in-a-story.html
My Ex: 
Friend 1: I cant make it to the event this evening. I'm sorry.
Friend 2: Wow! that's awesome. 
The tone is suggesting sarcasm in friend 2's response ]]> 2016-10-03 14:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127888321 Alliteration  jaidentweed4 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127892090 The occur of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Ex: Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.. "up the aisle, the moans and screams merged with the sickening smell of woolen black clothes worn in summer weather and green leaves wilting over yellow flowers"
http://literarydevices.net/alliteration/
My Ex: Jamie juggled juice boxes around James.
]]> 2016-10-03 14:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127892090 Metaphor cyrusmccall_dance https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127893624 A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Ex: 
ROMEO: But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks?
It is the east, and Juliet is the sun.
(Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare)
http://www.literarydevices.com/metaphor/
My Ex:
The wind was a hand leading the leaves in an autumn dance
]]> 2016-10-03 14:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127893624 Diction cyrusmccall_dance https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127896583 The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
Ex:
"You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anybody says to you, don’t you let ’em get your goat. Try fighting with your head for a change".
(To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee)
http://www.literarydevices.com/diction/
My Ex:
The man picked was picking flowers vs. the man slashed at the stalks.]]> 2016-10-03 14:43:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/127896583 Simlie  jaidentweed4 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/128184951 Figure of speech that makes a comparison, showing similarities between two things. Draws resemblance with the help of the words "like" or "as".

Ex: Story Lolita written by Vladimir Nabokov  "Elderly American ladies leaning on their canes listed towards me like the towers of Pisa."

http://literarydevices.net/simile/

My Ex: You're as stupid as a box of rocks.


]]> 2016-10-04 14:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/128184951 Hyperbole  jaidentweed4 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/129011507 Is exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

Ex: From Joseph Conrad's novel "The Heart of Darkness".. "I had to wait in the station for ten days-an eternity.”

http://literarydevices.net/hyperbole/

My Ex: "She's as fat as a whale" 

]]> 2016-10-07 03:05:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/129011507 Anaph jaidentweed4 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/129012009 2016-10-07 03:11:29 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/129012009 Anaphora  jaidentweed4 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/129012011 Is the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition.

Ex: "A Tale of Two Cites" by Charles Dickens “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.”
http://literarydevices.net/anaphora/

My Ex: I like it and so do they. 

]]> 2016-10-07 03:11:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/129012011 Looks Good Everyone! Awesome job! https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/135453629 2016-11-04 17:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/135453629 pathos ad: DEFINITION: the quality that evokes sadness or pity. akriezel8580 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293798212 EXPLANATION:  this ad is pathos because its showing you that smoking will give emphysema and this will try and persuade people to stop smoking.
EXAMPLE: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=fgfZ5K7K&id=1B85F10D3C54070797BB6E9400155CD8CBAAA268&thid=OIP.fgfZ5K7KjCSfradn3f0rRgHaJG&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2f736x%2fd1%2fc0%2f12%2fd1c0125359f187eecadb622b181e443d.jpg&exph=904&expw=736&q=pathos+ad&simid=608043715348663862&selectedIndex=62&ajaxhist=0]]> 2018-10-17 12:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293798212 ethos ad: DEFINITION: ethos means its beliefs and aspirations. akriezel8580 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293800382 EXPLANATION:
this ad has Kobe Bryan who is a famous basketball player and it says "try it.. it worked for Kobe." its saying that vitamin water will help you be more active.
EXAMPLE:
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=ethos%20ad&qs=n&form=QBIRMH&sp=-1&pq=ethos%20ad&sc=8-8&sk=&cvid=7EB6326C9A4F4C87B912B7074F5695F5]]> 2018-10-17 12:36:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293800382 logos ad: DEFINITION: the principle of of reason or judgement using facts/ true statements. akriezel8580 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293802346 EXPLANATION:
ad tells us all the bad things that happen to you when you start smoking. its telling you real information and facts to make us think again about the choices were going to or have made.
EXAMPLE:
https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=YxvaqnCt&id=560BC924E425DCE537CDE8BBDBCA2FB7A65A36ED&thid=OIP.YxvaqnCt-uAq6KjXb0u99gHaJQ&mediaurl=http%3A%2F%2F3.bp.blogspot.com%2F_tP2Zl4QXL7s%2FS4GQIvLt_KI%2FAAAAAAAAAEs%2FO9dtKgVpXog%2Fs400%2FAnti_Smoking_Ads_43.jpg&exph=400&expw=320&q=logos+ad&simid=608006752857948553&selectedindex=94&cbir=sbi&ajaxhist=0&vt=Default&eim=1,2,6]]> 2018-10-17 12:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293802346 rhetorical question: DEFINITION: a question asked in order to create a dramatic effect, or make a point to get an answer. akriezel8580 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293818809 EXPLANATION:
this ad is asking you how much cruelty you can swallow cause its telling you that animals get abused and your involved in it. it makes you think about the choices your making and trying to change your mind.
EXAMPLE: (wouldn't let me copy the URL!!)]]> 2018-10-17 13:08:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293818809 analogy: DEFINITION: a comparison between two things for the purpose of clarification. akriezel8580 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293819038 EXPLANATION:
this ad is comparing humans needs to our car needs. its saying that things have changed and that now car needs are more important then are needs which would make the audience think.
EXAMPLE:https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=PR707Co7&id=6F720B760DF4AA4FCDE2B7E2C09E4E259B0003CF&thid=OIP.PR707Co7zWHpB8UwhYfGKgHaF3&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2f736x%2fcc%2fc8%2f3c%2fccc83c5f18623788c8b4995ea5dbbe83.jpg&exph=550&expw=694&q=analogy+ad&simid=607989229407766828&selectedIndex=7&cbir=sbi&ajaxhist=0]]> 2018-10-17 13:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293819038 allusion: akriezel8580 https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293819553 DEFINITION:                           "her smile was like the Mona Lisa" this quote means that her smile was beautiful. they used the Mona Lisa because the Mona Lisa is a very known painting.
EXAMPLE: https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=rI28dPwo&id=2EC3882712B8D84E2950531DA0F554A5FB15D0A8&thid=OIP.rI28dPwoVKBkESnCxsHOLgAAAA&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2flookaside.fbsbx.com%2flookaside%2fcrawler%2fmedia%2f%3fmedia_id%3d534421466618276&exph=503&expw=400&q=aLLUSION+ad&simid=608019736537075575&selectedIndex=71&cbir=sbi&ajaxhist=0]]> 2018-10-17 13:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ldale2635/m6ytjllze1xn/wish/293819553