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Literary Terms DefinedBurton’s 2nd period Scholars
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My scholars serve as teachers
• The following literary terms were defined and presented to the class
• alliteration • paradox
• apostrophe • parallel structure
• comparison-contrast • parallel syntax
• descriptive • persuasive
• ellipsis • repetition
• euphemism • rhetorical fragment
• expository • rhetorical question
• inverted word order • rhyme
• logical appeal • simile
• metaphor • simple sentence
• mood • synecdoche
• narrative • tone
Euphemism
the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one
that may offend or suggest something unpleasant; also : the expression so substituted
Sharice Johnson, AP Lit
Example 1• Doing your duty • Number 1 • Number 2 Euphemisms for having to use the toilet
Sharice Johnson, AP Lit
Example 2• Cougar is an euphemism, because it is
describing a woman who pursues younger men.
Sharice Johnson, AP Lit
Logical Appeal Your arguments convince people because they are logical. They make sense to people. Bernan rubio
Example 1If we build bridges over freeways, the traffic will flow without interruption. The time taken for each vehicle getting to the city will be shorter.
Bernan Rubio
Example 2 A child can not be held fully responsible for his actions, the failure of a child is partly failure of the parents. A child does not have the full mental capabilities an adult may have.
Bernan Rubio
Rethorical Question…
R E N A T O
C A R R A S C O
2nd period
Why does teflon stick to the pan since nothing ever sticks to teflon?
If a cow laughed real hard, would milk come out her nose?
Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
Alliteration
The repetition of two or more stressed syllables of a word group with either the
same constant sound or word sound.
Tia Smalls
• Repetition such as “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickles Peter Piper pickedIf Peter Piper picked a peck of picked peppers,
How many pickled peppers did Peter Piper pick?”
Tia Smalls
Alliteration Example
Example #2
“Betty Botter bought some butter,but, she said, the butter's bitter;
if I put it in my batterit will make my batter bitter,
but a bit of better butterwill make my batter better.”
Tia Smalls