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Oxymoron: Eg: Once Upon A Midnight Dreary, While I Pondered, Weak and Weary
Oxymoron: Eg: Once Upon A Midnight Dreary, While I Pondered, Weak and Weary
Oxymoron is a figure of speech pairing two words together that are opposing and/or
contradictory. This combination of contrary words is also known as a contradiction.
Rhyme
The usage of words in a way to create musical effect. It can be internal rhyme or end
rhyme.
Internal rhyme : a rhyme that typically occurs within the same line of poetry.
Eg : Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.
End rhyme: occurs when two words at the end of lines rhyme.
Eg: A word is dead
When it is said
Tone
Tone is a literary device that reflects the writer’s attitude toward the subject matter of a
literary work.
Eg: “…I was delighted to know that you were safe, even after the flood that occurred
two weeks ago..” (Tone of happiness)
The way a story is written. This is known as point of view. There are three popular
forms:
Eg: “…I woke up early in the morning to get ready to go to school but then I
remembered that the school was closed…”
2. Second person narration- In this point of view, the author uses a narrator to
speak to the reader. You'll notice a lot of "you," "your," and "yours" in second person
narration.
Eg: “…You were not able to make a good decision. You were confused in that
moment…”
Eg: … “He often walked to school on foot. Sometimes he came with his father. But
his mother never came to school. His interests were also different than other
children…”