King Lear Summary
English Review
Rhetorical Devices
Allegory- a narrative in which characters and setting represent general concepts and ideas (Ex the tortoise and the hare)
Alliteration-draws attention to a string of word through repetition of their initial sounds (Ex As Frankenstein, Boris Karloff rambled, raged, and roared)
Allusion- an indirect reference to a well-known event, person, thing, or quality. (Ex Hamlet’s alludes to the Garden of Eden)
Analogy- helps the reader understand something unfamiliar by comparing it to something well-known. (Ex Comparing an ant hill to an urban centre which is heavily populated and busy)
Anecdote- short amusing or interesting story, especially one that is true.
Balanced Sentence and Antithetical/Contrasting- there are two opposing or contrasting ideas (Ex Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Romeo more)
Detonation- the thing or situation to which the word specifically refers (Ex the word home detonates the place where one lives, but represents privacy and coziness)
Exaggeration (Hyperbole) - emphasizes a fact (Ex He worked his finger to the bone)
Imagery- appeals to one or more of the senses by using details and adjectives * Visual- sight * Gustatory-Taste * Olfactory- smell * Auditory- sound * Tactile-touch * Kinetic-motion
Periodic Sentence- withholds the important part of the sentence until the end so it does not make complete sense until the end, keeps suspense
Repetition- used for emphasis and rhythm (Ex There is no mistake; there has been no mistake, and there shall be no mistake)
Reversals- making a balanced sentence even more memorable by repeating the words in reverse order (Ex Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country)
Satire-ridicule, irony, or sarcasm in speech or writing, that ridicules people’s hypocrisy or foolishness in this way (Ex The Simpsons)
Litotes- creates the reverse effect and adds irony, by making a fact seem less significant (Ex Bruce
Rhetorical Devices
Allegory- a narrative in which characters and setting represent general concepts and ideas (Ex the tortoise and the hare)
Alliteration-draws attention to a string of word through repetition of their initial sounds (Ex As Frankenstein, Boris Karloff rambled, raged, and roared)
Allusion- an indirect reference to a well-known event, person, thing, or quality. (Ex Hamlet’s alludes to the Garden of Eden)
Analogy- helps the reader understand something unfamiliar by comparing it to something well-known. (Ex Comparing an ant hill to an urban centre which is heavily populated and busy)
Anecdote- short amusing or interesting story, especially one that is true.
Balanced Sentence and Antithetical/Contrasting- there are two opposing or contrasting ideas (Ex Not that I loved Caesar less, but I loved Romeo more)
Detonation- the thing or situation to which the word specifically refers (Ex the word home detonates the place where one lives, but represents privacy and coziness)
Exaggeration (Hyperbole) - emphasizes a fact (Ex He worked his finger to the bone)
Imagery- appeals to one or more of the senses by using details and adjectives * Visual- sight * Gustatory-Taste * Olfactory- smell * Auditory- sound * Tactile-touch * Kinetic-motion
Periodic Sentence- withholds the important part of the sentence until the end so it does not make complete sense until the end, keeps suspense
Repetition- used for emphasis and rhythm (Ex There is no mistake; there has been no mistake, and there shall be no mistake)
Reversals- making a balanced sentence even more memorable by repeating the words in reverse order (Ex Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country)
Satire-ridicule, irony, or sarcasm in speech or writing, that ridicules people’s hypocrisy or foolishness in this way (Ex The Simpsons)
Litotes- creates the reverse effect and adds irony, by making a fact seem less significant (Ex Bruce