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Literary Devices
Period 6
AP Language and Composition
Mrs. Dolhon
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“Instead of honoring this sacred
obligation, America has given the
negro people a bad check which has
come back marked ‘insufficient
funds.’”
King Jr., Marin Luther. Speech. I Have a
Dream. March on Washington. Lincoln
Memorial, Washington D.C. 28 Aug.
1963
It helps to convey a point by relating to
the audience with a familiar
circumstance. This type of situation
may have been encountered by many
of the members of the Civil Rights
Movement, therefore adding more
passion to their argument for equal
rights.
A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event.
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“But to him, I was just an Evita or a
Maria: merely a character in his
cartoon-populated universe.”
Cofer, Judith Ortiz. “The Myth of the
Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named
Maria.” 50 Essays: A Portable
Anthology Ed. Samuel Cohen. Boston;
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004.
This emphasizes the effect of
stereotypes on minority populations. It
also shows the limited knowledge of
non-Hispanics in regard to Hispanic
culture and lifestyles.
Hyperbole:
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is
used for emphasis or effect.
“…her eyes bulging nearly out of her head.”
Hyperbole is used to exaggerate how scared she is to exemplify how he
is seen he by women.
Staples, Brent. “Just Walk On By: Black Men and Public Space.”:
MS Essays: A Portable Anthology. Boston: Cohen, 2004.
Anaphora:
The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the
beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or
paragraph
“Go back to Mississippi. Go back to Alabama. Go back to
South Carolina. Go back to Georgia. Go back to Louisiana.”
Anaphoras are used in “I Have A Dream” to
provide emphasis and empowerment to the
speech.
King Jr., Martin Luther. “I Have A Dream.” Lincoln Memorial,
Washington D.C 28 August 1963
The excerpt from Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” connotes the
literal, the speaker’s difficulty working with the Burman natives, with
the “coloring” or associated emotions - his anger and hostility
towards both the native population and his county’s imperialism.
“Stuck” connotes that Orwell is placed between two “evils” that
he equally loathes.
 “Little beasts” connotes his bitterness towards the Burmans and
the inhuman view that Englishmen had of the natives.
Martin Luther King, Jr. uses a collection of infinitives to
create a balanced sentence that emphasizes the actions
different races will take together.
Anecdotes and Ethos
A Presentation by Core, Carl, Melissa,
and Kyle
Anecdotes
•An anecdote is a short tale
narrating an interesting or
entertaining biographical
incident.
•George Orwell’s piece,
“Shooting an Elephant”, is
one giant anecdote.
• Ex: “ In Moulmein, in
Lower Burma, I was hated
by large numbers of people.
I was sub-divisional police
officer of the town…”
• Anecdotes serve to
illustrate one of the
author’s personal
experiences.
Ethos
• Ethos is a Latin term
meaning moral.
• This is a rhetorical strategy
that is used to establish
credibility with the reader.
• In Brent Staples piece “ Just
Walk on By”, he established
credibility by establishing his
education and position.
• “ A graduate student newly
arrived at the University of
Chicago”, and “ I worked as a
journalist in Chicago.”
• This is important, as Staples
needs this credibility.
Bibliography
Orwell, George. "Shooting an Elephant." 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. (2004):
277-283. Print.
Staples, Brent. "Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space." MS. 1994: Print.
Thanks for
banning my
book!
Sarcasm
Sarcasm- a sharply ironical taunt
“The publisher of Vamos a Cuba should send a bottle of champagne to
Frank Bolanos, the Miami-Dade School Board member who led the
push to ban the harmless little travel tome from the county’s public
schools.”
Carl Hiaasen adds some humor to his article when he uses sarcasm in
his writing. He lightens the mood of the legal issue and shows how
ridiculous the ban is in his opinion.
Hiaasen, Carl. “This Column Banned in Miami Schools”. Miami Herald. 2006.
Diction
• Diction- style of speaking or writing as
dependent upon choice of words
• “You mustn’t speak to wharf-rat-boys, not even
give directions.
• When speaking to a little girl, using a word like
rat (something gross and frightening) would
scare her away from these types of boys.
“Wharf-rat-boys” creates a stronger effect than
if Kincaid would have used “grimy”
“irresponsible” or “dirty.”
Kincaid, Jamaica. “Girl”. At the Bottom of the River. Farrar, Straus, and Giroux. 1983
• BY: Brittney Lane, Danielle Johnson, Nadia
Kapossy, Alexis Galamay, Guillermo
Giannattasio
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“Instead of honoring this sacred
obligation, America has given the
negro people a bad check which has
come back marked ‘insufficient
funds.’”
King Jr., Marin Luther. Speech. I Have a
Dream. March on Washington. Lincoln
Memorial, Washington D.C. 28 Aug.
1963
It helps to convey a point by relating to
the audience with a familiar
circumstance. This type of situation
may have been encountered by many
of the members of the Civil Rights
Movement, therefore adding more
passion to their argument for equal
rights.
A literary reference to a familiar person, place, thing, or event.
•
•
•
“But to him, I was just an Evita or a
Maria: merely a character in his
cartoon-populated universe.”
Cofer, Judith Ortiz. “The Myth of the
Latin Woman: I Just Met a Girl Named
Maria.” 50 Essays: A Portable
Anthology Ed. Samuel Cohen. Boston;
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2004.
This emphasizes the effect of
stereotypes on minority populations. It
also shows the limited knowledge of
non-Hispanics in regard to Hispanic
culture and lifestyles.
Alliteration
•Definition- repetition of initial sounds in successive or
neighboring words
•“This sweltering summer of the negro’s legitimate discontent will
not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and
equality.”
•Since “I Have A Dream” is a speech given to a large crowd with
different educational levels the use of sweltering summer is an
example of alliteration. Its use helps to catch the listener’s
attention, and direct their focus to his point.
•This alliteration creates a lasting impression in the listeners’
mind. “Sweltering summer” also allows the reader to understand
the oppression and discomfort that the African American
community endures.
King Martin Luther Jr. “I Have A Dream”. Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C.
August 28, 1963
Colloquialism
• Definition – informal words or expressions not usually
acceptable in formal writing
• “On Sundays try to walk like a lady and not like the slut
you are so bent on becoming;”
• The use of slut in “Girl” is an example of colloquialism
because it is a word not typically accepted in formal
writing.
• When Jamaica Kincaid uses slut it grabs the readers
attention her daughter.
• It demonstrates the mothers sense of urgency and
exemplifies her purpose for the piece.
Kincaid Jamaica. “Girl”. At the Bottom of the River. Farrar, Straus, and
Giroux. 1983.