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Writing Term Words

Writing Term Words. By: Soonja Konno, and Cristina Ramirez. Allusion. (A-LOO-shun) n. Literature is a reference to a well-known person, place, thing or event. Sounds Like: Optical Illusion. Examples: -Allusion was a part of our unit of Figurative language.

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Writing Term Words

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  1. WritingTermWords By: Soonja Konno, and Cristina Ramirez.

  2. Allusion (A-LOO-shun) n. Literature is a reference to a well-known person, place, thing or event. Sounds Like: Optical Illusion. Examples: -Allusion was a part of our unit of Figurative language. -Allusions are used in many books, but not many people recognize it. -An example of an allusion would be, “He was scary like Dracula.” This picture is a tiger made up of many different other animal puzzle pieces.

  3. Satire (Sa-TA-yer) v. Writing that ridicules or makes fun of people’s mistakes or weaknesses. Sounds Like: Sad tire. Examples: -Hardly ever does an author use satire in his story or poem. -An example of satire would be, “She’s so tall it looks like she failed at least 4 grades.” -Another example would be, “Her coat is so big I thought someone let a bear into the school.” This picture is of a tire that looks sad because “Satire” sounds like “Sad tire.”

  4. Oxymoron (Ocs-ee-more-on) n. A literary technique in which two contradictory words come together for a special effect. Sounds Like: Ox moron. Examples: -Oxymorons are hardly ever used in a story. -An example of an oxymoron would be, “That little girl looked so tall.” -Another example would be, “Our small garden looks like a farm.” • Um... This picture is of a dumb ox because “ox moron” sounds like “oxymoron.”

  5. Paradox (Pair-a-doc-s) n. A statement that takes a positive and negative affect. Sounds Like: Pair of box (es). Examples: -An example of a paradox is, “Nobody goes into that restaurant… it’s too crowded.” -Paradoxes can be used as a joke -An example of a paradox is, “If you get this message, call me; if you don't, then don't worry about it.” A pair of boxes, because “paradox” sounds like “Pair of boxes.”

  6. Parallelism (PAIR-A-LI-SIM) n. Repeating words or sentences that are used in the same way. Sounds like: Pair of lilies. Examples: -Parallelism is used to combine to short sentences together. -He plays the drums. He plays the trumpet. Then with parallelism. He plays the drums and trumpet. - The picture is of two lilies, or a pair of lilies.

  7. Soliloquy (so-lil-a-quy) n. A speech given by a character on stage alone. Sounds like: little queen. Examples: -Shakespeare was well-kown for his soliloquies. -He would use more then one in each play. -Soliloquies are found mostly in a play, or a type of dramatic writing. This picture is of a little queen.

  8. Colloquialism (coll-oak-ey-o-lisim) N. A common saying that is used often. Sounds like: Pinocchio. Examples: -Many people say colloquialism, They just don’t know it. -Some people use “What’s up?” They don’t realize they are using a colloquialism. -Almost every person in the world has used a colloquialism. The picture is of Pinocchio.

  9. Jargon (Jar-gon) N. The speech used by a certain profession, or job. Sounds like: Jar Gone. The picture is Of a jar with a Label saying “Gone.” Examples: -The doctor used a Jargon that I didn’t understand. -Many jobs have a jargon that goes with it. -When a person studies to learn a job, they also learn the jargon.

  10. Juxtaposition Examples: An example of a Juxtaposition is, “Fire and Water.” Juxtapositions are Hardly ever used in books (Jux-ta-poition) N. Putting two words side-by-side to make a new ironic meaning. Sounds like: “Joke a position.” The picture is of A Joke then the letter A. Then a position for a job.

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