https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg Define and explain the assigned rhetorical device with the help of an example. en-us 2018-04-29 04:26:22 UTC 2018-04-29 04:50:41 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270827 OXYMORON/JUXTAPOSITION-
Juxtaposition is a term for the placement of two things close together for simultaneous examination and contrasting effect
Oxymoron relies on juxtaposition of two words that have conflicting meanings 
EXAMPLES-
Jumbo shrimp because shrimp are small no matter what.
Honest thief.
Act natrually.  
Deafening silence.  
Pretty ugly.
Civil war.
Only choice.
Clever fool.
Constant variable.  
Old news. ]]> 2018-04-29 04:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270827 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270864 Epistrophe 

An epistrophe is defined as the repetition of a word after a successive clause or sentence. 

In other words an epistrophe is when a word is repeated at the end of a sentence or in a sentence, towards theend  multiple times in a passage or saying. 

For example:

Anna loves that dog of hers. 
Anna always speaks about her dog. 
Anna loves to take her dog for a walk. 

Another example:

When everyone wears heels, 
She wears heels as well.

]]> 2018-04-29 04:31:54 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270864 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270878 ALLITERATION: Alliteration is the figurative term for when a beginning consonant sound is repeated over and over in a poem or text.

We see it in our every day lives:
Dunkin Donuts
Coco cola
Pay pal
Krispy Kreme
Chinese Checkers

Personification : a device where the writer has given life to the non-living subject .

Examples:

-friendly gates welcomed us
-the flowers gently swayed with wind 
-the earth roared in anger





]]> 2018-04-29 04:32:17 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270878 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270885 Amplification - its a rhetorical device writers use to embellish a sentence or statement by adding further information. Amplification involves extending a sentence or phrase in order to further explain emphasize or exaggerate certain points of a definition description or argument.
Examples:
 “Rudolph the red nose reindeer had a very shiny nose and if you ever saw him you would even say it glows” 
"The soup my dad made tasted like he boiled a tire and seasoned it with dandruff and clam juice”]]> 2018-04-29 04:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270885 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270948 Hyperbole :

- is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point. 
- it is a Greek word meaning “excess” 
- they are found in fictional works especially to add color to a character or humor to a story 


Examples : 
1. “They ran like greased lightning”
2. “He gazed hopelessly at the endless pile of bills, stretching across the country” 
3. “She was thirsty enough to drink a river dry” ]]> 2018-04-29 04:33:27 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270948 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270955 Epistrophe is the repitition of a word at the end of every sentence in a series of clauses

ex:-The sun is bright, her smile is bright, my heart is bright.

]]> 2018-04-29 04:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270955 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270964 Anaphora 
The use of a word referring back to a word used earlier in a text or conversation, to avoid repetition , for example the pronouns "he" , "she", "it" and "they" and the verb "do" in "I like it and so do they"]]> 2018-04-29 04:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270964 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270987 Simile and metaphor- 
both simile and metaphor are literary techniques used to compare to different things , however they do so differently . A simile is a comparison that’s uses “ like “ or “as” . A metaphor is a comparison that’s says something else is something else . 

Examples 
Simile 
On her first day of school , Jane was as cool as a cucumber 

Metaphor 
Noah has a heart of a lion ]]> 2018-04-29 04:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256270987 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256271045 OXYMORON
an oxymoron occurs when two contradictory words are together in one phrase. The word itself is two contradictory words pushed together as oxy means sharp, whereas moron means dull. ]]> 2018-04-29 04:34:57 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256271045 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256271372 2018-04-29 04:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256271372 https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256271392 The meaning of Onomatopoeia is the imitation of a sound or a sound effect related to the object/thing that produces the sound.
Example: Crash, Boom, Buzz... etc.]]> 2018-04-29 04:43:12 UTC https://padlet.com/akifawinchesterschool/rxmysev9p3yg/wish/256271392