Literary Terms Project

Kayla LewisMs. Curtis

AP English, Period 523 September 2011

DidacticThe teaching of moral and ethical principles

Examples The story of The

Tortoise and the Hare teaches people that “slow and steady wins the race”

Little Red Riding Hood teaches not to talk to strangers

The Three Little Pigs teaches that those who put effort into projects are more successful

("Lilliputiens Three Little Pigs Houses.“)

EuphemismNice way of saying something harsh

Examples “Correctional

facility” = Prison “Passed away” =

Died “Rest room” =

Bathroom(Euphemism List)

Extended MetaphorRepetitive comparison that claims one object is

anotherExamples “All the world's a stage, / And all the men and

women merely players; / They have their exits and their entrances” (As You Like It).

“But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? / It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! / Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief.” (Romeo and Juliet).

“To die, to sleep— / No more, and by a sleep to say we end / the heartache and the thousand natural shocks / That flesh is heir to. "tis a consumation / Devoutlly to be wished. To die, to sleep, / to sleep—perchance to dream.” (Hamlet).

Figurative LanguageStatement that doesn’t have literal meaning

Examples Metaphor: “You are

what you eat.” Alliteration: “She sells

seashells by the seashore. “

Personification: “My teddy bear gave me a hug.”

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Figures of SpeechRhetorical strategies that have different meanings

than what is actually stated

Examples Rhetoric: “If practice

makes perfect, and no one's perfect, then why practice?” - Billy Corgan

Pun: “Santa’s helpers are subordinate Clauses.”

Oxymoron: “A stripper's dressing room”

(Figures of Speech Examples)

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Works Cited"Lilliputiens Three Little Pigs Houses." Bambino Goodies. Web. 28 Sept. 2011.

<http://www.bambinogoodies.co.uk/lilliputiens-three-little-pigs-houses/>Euphemism List — Examples & Meanings of Euphemisms. Web. 28 Sept. 2011.

<http://www.euphemismlist.com/>."Extended Metaphors in Shakespeare's Plays and Sonnets Suite101.com." Vickie Britton |

Suite101.com. Web. 28 Sept. 2011. <http://vickie-britton.suite101.com/extended-metaphors-in-shakespeares-plays-and-sonnets-a298230>.

"What Is Figurative Language? Examples?" MrDonn.org - Language Arts - Free Lessons, Activites, Powerpoints. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://languagearts.mrdonn.org/figurative.html>.

"Standards Shots « Summer 2010 Enrichment Hub." Summer 2010 Enrichment Hub. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://clarkenkids.wordpress.com/standards-shots/>.

Lalwani, Puja. "Figures of Speech Examples." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/figures-of-speech-examples.html>.

"Speech Preparation: Impact with Rhetorical Devices, Figures of Speech." Six Minutes: Public Speaking and Presentation Skills Blog. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/speech-preparation-6-rhetorical-devices/>.