by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 11, 2017 | Writing
Circumlocution Writing that expresses something in a roundabout or indirect way, using many unnecessary words. Circumlocution can be understandable or unintelligible. Example A large portion of the class grabbed a goodly number of the assignments, far and beyond what...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | May 4, 2017 | Writing
First, let’s look at syndeton and the examples we’re most familiar with. Syndeton Syndeton is the coordination of elements in a sentence, generally with a conjunction, such as and, or, but, for, nor, so, yet. The conjunctions can be used between words, phrases, and...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 27, 2017 | Writing
What Amplification Is Amplification is a literary device. Suppose you write a statement, but it doesn’t give the reader enough information to fully understand it or see the full impact of the object, idea, or event. So, you add information to further explain it or to...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 20, 2017 | Writing
What Symbolism Is As a literary device, symbolism gives an object a dual meaning. It imbues the object with ideas or qualities that are profound, far-reaching, and different from the object’s actual physical meaning. Symbolism can enrich, provide a better...
by Zoe M. McCarthy | Apr 13, 2017 | Writing
What Imagery Is Imagery is one of the strongest literary devices. A writer uses words and phrases to fashion mental images for readers. Imagery helps the reader to visualize more realistically objects, actions, and ideas. Imagery’s descriptive words can also involve...