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Old 04-2-2008, 05:52 PM   #21
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Default Re: Reference: Rhetorical and Poetic Devices

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"Her face looked like the stony steps in front of the courthouse, or like a bag of silverware that had been thrown into the washer and put on 'spin cycle' - that is to say, she had a face comprised of many spoons and polished rocks. Take from this what you will. I found her exceedingly beautiful."
The literature forum now belongs to you. Excellent simile, by the way. I enjoyed reading those four lines quite a bit. =)
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Old 04-28-2008, 02:02 PM   #22
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Default Re: Reference: Rhetorical and Poetic Devices

Some new ones I came across as I was studying Latin:

Praeteritio (Latin for "I shall pass over"): The act of mentioning something to an audience while saying you won't mention it. Usually used in oratory.
Example: I don't think I even need to mention the amount of media attention my opponent's recent affairs with one of his staff members has received.

Zeugma: Using one verb in two different senses at the same time.
Example: He could navigate a multimillion-dollar business deal and the new Black Diamond slope at his private ski resort.
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Old 04-29-2008, 03:27 PM   #23
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Paralipsis is English for Praeteritio.
I'll add this one in because it does seem pretty distinctive to be called its own device.

Zeugma is a bit uncertain, and obscure. It seems just like a more condensed style of writing a longer sentence.
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Old 05-6-2008, 11:22 PM   #24
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Tokzic, your writing style has a certain almost improvisational charm to it because you think less about the use of these literary devices. However usually there's a few places in your works that don't have the effect you want them to have because they don't strike the reader as they strike the writer. Often after a first draft I'll immediately throw it at friends and peers to see what they think. If they miss important things, I think of ways to draw more attention to them. The way I usually accomplish this is through these devices. It's not that it's easier or anything but when the reader sees a literary device a flag goes up in a reader's mind to pay attention.
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Old 06-20-2009, 03:40 PM   #25
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I think you're missing a couple of good ones such as allegory, ellipsis, hyperbole, synecdoche, metonymy, etc. Also the 3 main basic types of rhetorical appeals; ethos, pathos, logos.
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