Example: In a comic book there a lot of "boom ,pow"
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia: onomatopoeia in language, the representation of a sound by an imitation thereof; e.g., the cat mews. Poets often convey the meaning of a verse through its very sound. For example, in "Song of the Lotus-Eaters" Tennyson indicates the slow, sensuous, and langorous life of the Lotus-Eaters by the sound of the words he uses to describe the land in which they live
Personification
Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
Example The phone is dumb.
Example The phone is dumb.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Repetition
Repetition: A formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
Tone
Tone: Any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.
Interpretation
Interpretation: The act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
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