Sample Essays/Project

We continued discussing strengths and weaknesses of sample essays today. Students also received the following project which is due Monday: You will be given a literary term to teach to the rest of the class. You will NOT, however, be presenting this term. You must create some type of poster that contains the following: Definition Example Reason for use-what could an author accomplish by using this device Images representative of the device Anachronism Analogy Anaphora Aphorism Apostrophe Archetype Blank Verse Cacophony Caesura Colloquial Conceit Connotation Denotation Denouement Doppelganger Enjambment Euphemism Euphony Foil Juxtaposition Internal Rhyme Litotes Malapropism Metonymy Near, Off, or Slant Rhyme Paradox Pathetic Fallacy Portmanteau Pun Satire Spoonerism Synecdoche Understatement