Literary Devices 4

the use of humor to ridicule or expose people's stupidity or vices

"The only constant is change."

a statement that seems self contradictory or absurd but is really true

an indirect, less offensive way to say something

a commonly used expression that doesn't make literal sense

a distinctive feature or dominant idea

“What you’re doing is as useful as rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.”

two opposite ideas put together to achieve a contrasting effect

a comparison between two things, for explanation or clarification

“Don't judge a book by its cover.”

a humorously misused word

I love running, jumping, swimming, and reading.

a brief clever statement that makes a wise observation

"He passed away."

"Break a leg!"

a doggy dog world vs. a dog eat dog world

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words or phrases

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,it was..."

Mrs. Barnard: I LOVE it when students turn in papers late. It makes me so happy.