by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 29, 2017 | Writing
Foil In fiction, a foil is usually a secondary character whose traits contrast or oppose qualities of the protagonist. The foil is created to highlight certain characteristics of the protagonist. Foils and protagonists aren’t necessarily opposites. The foil could be...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 22, 2017 | Writing
Hyperbaton Hyperbaton is a literary device in which words, phrases, and clauses are transposed from their usual order in a sentence. However, the unfamiliar order retains the gist of the message. These word reversals can be used in dialogue or internal dialogue when a...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Jun 15, 2017 | Writing
Aphorism A truth that is said in a quick and witty manner is an aphorism. Aphorisms don’t have to be humorous, but that’s half the reason we like so many of them. And aphorism’s brevity makes their truths easy to remember. An example of this literary device is...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 25, 2017 | Writing
Faulty Parallelism Parallelism is the literary device. Faulty parallelism occurs when the device takes a wayward turn from the parallel structure or format in listing or pairing items. The writer begins his sentence with two or more similarly related words or phrases....
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 18, 2017 | Writing
Authorial Intrusion as a Literary Device In authorial intrusion, the author directly addresses the reader, intending to build a relationship with the reader on some level. This literary device was popular until the 20th century. The movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off...