Literary terms Period 6 by jesika white https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b Choose 3 literary terms from the list that you DO NOT KNOW! Create a post for each one with definitions and 2 examples of what it looks like in a piece of literature. Allusion Apostrophe Euphemism Synecdoche Alliteration Assonance Blank verse Cacophony Cadence Caesura Conceit Connotation Consonance Antagonist Aside Catastrophe Catharsis en-us 2019-01-14 21:14:35 UTC 2026-01-12 22:18:47 UTC hello@padlet.com iterary Terms https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320551729 2019-01-14 21:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320551729 Literary Terms collinsk13801 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320551819 Assonance

Def: is the repetition of a vowel sound or diphthong in non-rhyming words.

Ex: The early bird catches the worm.
       The squeaky wheel gets the grease.

Cacophony

Def: If we speak literally, cacophony points to a situation in which there is a mixture of harsh and inharmonious sounds.

Ex:“With throats unslaked, with black lips baked,
Agape they heard me call.”

“And being no stranger to the art of war, I have him a description of cannons, culverins, muskets, carabines, pistols, bullets, powder, swords, bayonets, battles, sieges, retreats, attacks, undermines, countermines, bombardments, sea-fights…”


]]> 2019-01-14 21:45:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320551819 literary terms https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320552204 llusion 
def: an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
ex:1.I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's.
2. I thought the software would be useful, but it was a Trojan Horse

Alliteration
def: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
ex:1. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.2. A good cook could cook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies.]]> 2019-01-14 21:47:31 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320552204 Literary Terms https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320552474 1)  Allusion- an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly. 
Example: I was surprised that his nose was not growing like pinnochio's. ]]> 2019-01-14 21:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320552474 lterary terms wainipleej51001 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320552876 1)Allusion 
def:an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning .
2)Assonance 
def in  pome it is the repetition of the sound of a vowel 
3)conotaion 
def: it the lierary definition ]]> 2019-01-14 21:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320552876 literacy Terms https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553026 1. allusion- an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
ex. Your business venture will sink like the Titanic
ex2.- Carne asada fries are my Achilles heel.
2. Euphemism-  a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
ex- I am one, sir, that comes to tell you your daughter and the Moor are now making the beast with two backs.
ex- You aren’t broke, you have temporary negative cash flow.
3.Alliteration -the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
ex- She sells seashells by the sea-shore.
ex2-Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers]]> 2019-01-14 21:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553026 literary terms galvans36301 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553196 1. euphemism: indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing
ex: “kick the bucket¨
2. catharsis: the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
ex: cleansing of emotions of the characters

]]> 2019-01-14 21:51:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553196 literary terms estradab96201 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553355 Allusion- an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
ex:"When she lost her job, she acted like a Scrooge, and refused to buy anything that wasn't necessary."

Apostrophe- a punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to indicate either possession (e.g., Harry's book ; boys' coats ) or the omission of letters or numbers (e.g., can't ; he's ; class of ’99 ).
ex: Is this a dagger which I see before me,
The handle toward my hand?
Come, let me clutch thee!
I have thee not, and yet I see thee still.”

Euphemism-a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
ex:
  • You are becoming a little thin on top (bald).
]]> 2019-01-14 21:51:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553355 ....... https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553685 Synecdoche
def: a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).
Example: he word “sails” refers to a whole ship.
Example 2: The term “coke” is a common synecdoche for all carbonated drinks.

Alliteration
def: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
Example 2: I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw.




]]> 2019-01-14 21:53:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553685 Literary Terms ramirezk12001 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553741 Apostrophe - A figure of speech in which a speaker directly addresses an absent or dead person, an absent quality, or something nonhuman as if it were present and capable of responding. This figure of speech is used in poetry, often for lonely characters. EX) Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare.
Cacophony - A harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
Catharsis - The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from strong or repressed emotions. This can describe an emotional change or character development. EX) Macbeth by William Shakespeare]]> 2019-01-14 21:53:23 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320553741 Literary Term murrayc10900 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320554090 Apostrophe -a punctuation mark ( ’ ) used to indicate either possession
Cacophony-a harsh discordant mixture of sounds.
allusion-an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.]]> 2019-01-14 21:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320554090 Literary term https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320554778 1.Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. An example is allusion is "I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio's." Another example is "He was a real Romeo with the ladies." 
2.Cadence is a a modulation or inflection of the voice..
3.Synecdoche
def: a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa]]> 2019-01-14 21:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320554778 Allusion/an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.ex:Apostrophe/ a punctuation mark ’ used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.Euphemism-a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320554870 2019-01-14 21:57:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320554870 Literary term reyessantosa79400 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555337 Anthropomorphism
is  giving human traits or attributes to animals, inanimate objects or other non-human things. It comes from the Greek words anthropo(human) and morph (form).
This could be very obvious: for example, a rock shaped like a human being would be considered anthropomorphic. But anthropomorphism is usually more figurative than that.


]]> 2019-01-14 21:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555337 bentleyi87401 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555341 1) Allusion - an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly and indirect or passing reference .  ]]> 2019-01-14 21:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555341 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555349 Literary Terms
Ilusion]]> 2019-01-14 21:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555349 literary terms cuenk27301 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555730 1. onomatopia: words which sound like that which they describe 2.neologism: words recently created in order to describe something which has never been described 3. anagram: the letters of a word or phrase are rearranged to create a new word or phrase containing the exact same letters.]]> 2019-01-14 22:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555730 literary terms hectori50300 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555806 Catharsis]]> 2019-01-14 22:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555806 Literary terms reyessantosa79400 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555905 Allusion
is basically a reference to something else. It’s when a writer mentions some other work, or refers to an earlier part of the current work.

ex .You’re acting like such a Scrooge!]]> 2019-01-14 22:02:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320555905 Literary terms reyessantosa79400 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320556261 Synecdoche
is a figure of speech which allows a part to stand for a whole or for a whole to stand for a part. When using synecdoche, you refer to your car as your “wheels” and a handful of quarters, dimes, and pennies as the “change” needed to pay the meter.

ex.A boy has been admitted to the hospital. The nurse says, “He’s in good hands.”


]]> 2019-01-14 22:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320556261 Literary Terms dinkinsi66401 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320557340 Allusion-an expression desgined to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing]]> 2019-01-14 22:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320557340 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320562120 2019-01-14 22:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/320562120 Literary Term garciai30101 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/321009233 Connotation - noun
  1. an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
 Euphemism - noun.
     2. a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
Cadence - noun
     3. a modulation or inflection of the voice.
]]> 2019-01-15 21:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/321009233 Literary terms https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/321030766 1. Connotation- ]]> 2019-01-15 22:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/321030766 literary terms whittles05301 https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/321982503 connotation- noun
: an idea or feeling that word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
cadence- noun
: a modulation or inflection of the voice
ex: comes at the end of a poem
euphemism- noun
: a mild world or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant.
ex: kick the bucket]]> 2019-01-18 02:45:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jesikalwhite/zh34bxdkw08b/wish/321982503