Metonymy
Figure of speech where an objects name is replaced
with another name that it is closely connected with
it
Examples:
1. "The suits on Wall Street walked off with most of our
savings.”
2. "Bush has bombed Afghanistan and Iraq.”
3. “White House declared..”
rather than “the President
declared”.
Narrative
The telling of a story that describes a sequence
of events
Examples:
1. Personal Essays
2. Autobiography's
3. Short stories
Mood
The feeling that the reader gets by reading the
authors words
Examples:
1. Joyful
2. Gloomy
3. Romantic
Onomatopoeia
Figure of speech where the word sounds like the actual action
Examples:
1. Buzz
2. Hiss
3. Sizzle
Oxymoron
Figure of speech where the author contradicts
two words
Examples:
1. Bad luck
2. Wise fool
3. Quiet yell
Works Cited
Examples of Onomatopoeia | List of Onomatopoeic Words and Definitions.
Web. 30 Sept. 2011. <http://www.examples-of-onomatopoeia.com/>.
"Literary Terms." The Nellen Family Jewels. Web. 29 Sept. 2011. <http://
www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/>.
"Narrator Examples." Virginia Commonwealth University. Web. 30 Sept.
2011. <http://www.vcu.edu/arts/playwriting/narratorex.html>.
Oxymoron List — Funny Examples of Oxymorons (Oxymora). Web. 30 Sept.
2011. <http://www.oxymoronlist.com/>.