Deustodo Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Aren't they just usually without any lyrics? *Trying to find a topic related to writing* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------------- Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 HERE IS OUR NEW TOPIC: [spoiler=Atman's Literary Device Guide][spoiler=Allegory]Allegory is the symbolic representation of a person place or thing. This may seem otherworldly at first. However, think of it like this: Think of France. Upon hearing the word, you would probably instantly think of the Eiffel Tower, or the flag, or similar items. This is Allegory! Example: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. [spoiler=Alliteration]Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant in a sentence. This is often used for simple riddles or tongue-twisters. If you have ever played Final Fantasy, you'll notice that moogles often use this. If you ever need this, then there should be at least two repetitions in a row. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. [spoiler=Allusion]Allusion is the reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. Easter Eggs in video games are often like this. Example: She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. [spoiler=Analogy]An analogy the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Do you remember when you where younger and your Language Arts teacher would give you a worksheet that had multiple choice and you had to fill this in: On is to Off as Day is to ____. The answer is obviously pie Night though. Anyways, that is the basic structure of an analogy. Analogies are hard to put into a story, especially prose, however, it is good for planning, and there are ways. None I come to mind, but there ARE ways... Example: shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel [spoiler=Assonance]Assonance the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence. It's pretty much the vowel version of Alliteration... Example: Fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks. (this example makes no sense, I know, but it still shows assonance...) [spoiler=Climax]Climax, as most of you should know, is the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. It's usually where a big shocking event happens. This does not necessarily have to be the ending. Example: Then Sephiroth came down and stabbed Aerith through the heart, while she was praying... [spoiler=Foreshadowing]When you foreshadow something in your story, you give hints of what is to come. This is often marked by flashbacks, or the use of the word "Meanwhile". Example: An example of foreshadowing can be found in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The soothsayer warns of a specific date that the emperor will find himself in grave danger: "Beware the ides of March." [spoiler=Hyperbole]Hyperbole is a figure of speech involving exaggeration. For example, lets say your belt is sooooooooo tight, that it feels like a python wrapping around you. That's ridiculous, right? Hyperbole usually involved extreme exagerations, not small, really slight ones. By the way, Hyperbole, though commonly mispronounced as [hi-per-bowl], is actually pronounced [hi-per-buh-lee]. Example: Yo mama is so fat, she has her own gravitational pull. [spoiler=Metaphor]Metaphors are a comparison in which one thing is said to be another. Easy, just call something, something else that's similar in some sense. Metaphors are used pretty frequently in stories and poetry. However, that doesn't mean you should use them all the time. IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE "LIKE" OR "AS", or else it'll become a Simile... Example: The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness. [spoiler=Onomatopoeia]Ahh, the famously misspelled word. Onomatopoeia is the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Let's say you need to describe the sound of a fire. You could say, "the fire was crackling" or something similar. That's pretty much onomatopoeia.....What? No, that's really it. just because it's a long word doesn't mean it has to have a complicated meaning. Example: The burning wood crackled and hissed. [spoiler=Oxymoron]Oxymorons are putting two contradictory words together. Easy. Simple. Example: bittersweet / jumbo shrimp / act naturally [spoiler=Personification]Personification is when you give human qualities to animals or objects. Like, if you say the sweater was so old and ugly, that it was "slowly crawling across the floor in an attempt to get fresh air". Hehe... that's creepy Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. [spoiler=Pun]A pun is a word which has two meanings at the same time, which results in humor. Easy, and usually people will shake their heads in bad-pun shame. Example: Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. [spoiler=Simile]Similies are figures of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. Remember that rule I said on Metaphors? Well, here, break it. That's pretty much it. Example: He is as bright as a light-bulb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naimo Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 No; most of the Sonic songs have vocals, and I've just discovered a few Metal Gear songs have vocals as well, and Ai No Uta for the Pikmin series Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deustodo Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 HERE IS OUR NEW TOPIC: [spoiler=Atman's Literary Device Guide][spoiler=Allegory]Allegory is the symbolic representation of a person place or thing. This may seem otherworldly at first. However' date=' think of it like this: Think of France. Upon hearing the word, you would probably instantly think of the Eiffel Tower, or the flag, or similar items. This is Allegory! Example: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. [spoiler=Alliteration']Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant in a sentence. This is often used for simple riddles or tongue-twisters. If you have ever played Final Fantasy, you'll notice that moogles often use this. If you ever need this, then there should be at least two repetitions in a row. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. [spoiler=Allusion]Allusion is the reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. Easter Eggs in video games are often like this. Example: She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. [spoiler=Analogy]An analogy the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Do you remember when you where younger and your Language Arts teacher would give you a worksheet that had multiple choice and you had to fill this in: On is to Off as Day is to ____. The answer is obviously pie Night though. Anyways, that is the basic structure of an analogy. Analogies are hard to put into a story, especially prose, however, it is good for planning, and there are ways. None I come to mind, but there ARE ways... Example: shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel [spoiler=Assonance]Assonance the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence. It's pretty much the vowel version of Alliteration... Example: Fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks. (this example makes no sense, I know, but it still shows assonance...) [spoiler=Climax]Climax, as most of you should know, is the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. It's usually where a big shocking event happens. This does not necessarily have to be the ending. Example: Then Sephiroth came down and stabbed Aerith through the heart, while she was praying... [spoiler=Foreshadowing]When you foreshadow something in your story, you give hints of what is to come. This is often marked by flashbacks, or the use of the word "Meanwhile". Example: An example of foreshadowing can be found in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The soothsayer warns of a specific date that the emperor will find himself in grave danger: "Beware the ides of March." [spoiler=Hyperbole]Hyperbole is a figure of speech involving exaggeration. For example, lets say your belt is sooooooooo tight, that it feels like a python wrapping around you. That's ridiculous, right? Hyperbole usually involved extreme exagerations, not small, really slight ones. By the way, Hyperbole, though commonly mispronounced as [hi-per-bowl], is actually pronounced [hi-per-buh-lee]. Example: Yo mama is so fat, she has her own gravitational pull. [spoiler=Metaphor]Metaphors are a comparison in which one thing is said to be another. Easy, just call something, something else that's similar in some sense. Metaphors are used pretty frequently in stories and poetry. However, that doesn't mean you should use them all the time. IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE "LIKE" OR "AS", or else it'll become a Simile... Example: The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness. [spoiler=Onomatopoeia]Ahh, the famously misspelled word. Onomatopoeia is the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Let's say you need to describe the sound of a fire. You could say, "the fire was crackling" or something similar. That's pretty much onomatopoeia.....What? No, that's really it. just because it's a long word doesn't mean it has to have a complicated meaning. Example: The burning wood crackled and hissed. [spoiler=Oxymoron]Oxymorons are putting two contradictory words together. Easy. Simple. Example: bittersweet / jumbo shrimp / act naturally [spoiler=Personification]Personification is when you give human qualities to animals or objects. Like, if you say the sweater was so old and ugly, that it was "slowly crawling across the floor in an attempt to get fresh air". Hehe... that's creepy Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. [spoiler=Pun]A pun is a word which has two meanings at the same time, which results in humor. Easy, and usually people will shake their heads in bad-pun shame. Example: Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. [spoiler=Simile]Similies are figures of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. Remember that rule I said on Metaphors? Well, here, break it. That's pretty much it. Example: He is as bright as a light-bulb. tl; dr. Now I'm going to.... still too long, didn't read at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------------- Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 It's not that long is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 It's not that long is it? Funny, I posted this exact thing when someone reacted to a really long RP synopsis made by Nexev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------------- Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Hehe... Okay, so what do you think? EDIT: Off-topic, but, please go here: http://forum.yugiohcardmaker.net/thread-201822.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 tl ; dr Anyway, Ai no Uta is a sad song ;-;\Poor Pikmin... Anyway, it seems good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twig Posted May 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 Just because I wanted to see two airplanes smashing against a building (two if needed) making a heck of allot of show that make me a bad person? Pff' date=' americans >.>[/quote'] BWAHAHA! XD Nice one, Deus.... Also, Twig, rewriting them? How so? Also... wouldn't it be just as good explaining the plot as the story went along? Which would be better than a cliche narrative at the beginning? That's what I'm doing. I'm just adding more, so it make sense more. You'll see when I'm done. HERE IS OUR NEW TOPIC: [spoiler=Atman's Literary Device Guide][spoiler=Allegory]Allegory is the symbolic representation of a person place or thing. This may seem otherworldly at first. However' date=' think of it like this: Think of France. Upon hearing the word, you would probably instantly think of the Eiffel Tower, or the flag, or similar items. This is Allegory! Example: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. [spoiler=Alliteration']Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant in a sentence. This is often used for simple riddles or tongue-twisters. If you have ever played Final Fantasy, you'll notice that moogles often use this. If you ever need this, then there should be at least two repetitions in a row. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. [spoiler=Allusion]Allusion is the reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. Easter Eggs in video games are often like this. Example: She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. [spoiler=Analogy]An analogy the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Do you remember when you where younger and your Language Arts teacher would give you a worksheet that had multiple choice and you had to fill this in: On is to Off as Day is to ____. The answer is obviously pie Night though. Anyways, that is the basic structure of an analogy. Analogies are hard to put into a story, especially prose, however, it is good for planning, and there are ways. None I come to mind, but there ARE ways... Example: shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel [spoiler=Assonance]Assonance the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence. It's pretty much the vowel version of Alliteration... Example: Fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks. (this example makes no sense, I know, but it still shows assonance...) [spoiler=Climax]Climax, as most of you should know, is the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. It's usually where a big shocking event happens. This does not necessarily have to be the ending. Example: Then Sephiroth came down and stabbed Aerith through the heart, while she was praying... [spoiler=Foreshadowing]When you foreshadow something in your story, you give hints of what is to come. This is often marked by flashbacks, or the use of the word "Meanwhile". Example: An example of foreshadowing can be found in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The soothsayer warns of a specific date that the emperor will find himself in grave danger: "Beware the ides of March." [spoiler=Hyperbole]Hyperbole is a figure of speech involving exaggeration. For example, lets say your belt is sooooooooo tight, that it feels like a python wrapping around you. That's ridiculous, right? Hyperbole usually involved extreme exagerations, not small, really slight ones. By the way, Hyperbole, though commonly mispronounced as [hi-per-bowl], is actually pronounced [hi-per-buh-lee]. Example: Yo mama is so fat, she has her own gravitational pull. [spoiler=Metaphor]Metaphors are a comparison in which one thing is said to be another. Easy, just call something, something else that's similar in some sense. Metaphors are used pretty frequently in stories and poetry. However, that doesn't mean you should use them all the time. IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE "LIKE" OR "AS", or else it'll become a Simile... Example: The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness. [spoiler=Onomatopoeia]Ahh, the famously misspelled word. Onomatopoeia is the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Let's say you need to describe the sound of a fire. You could say, "the fire was crackling" or something similar. That's pretty much onomatopoeia.....What? No, that's really it. just because it's a long word doesn't mean it has to have a complicated meaning. Example: The burning wood crackled and hissed. [spoiler=Oxymoron]Oxymorons are putting two contradictory words together. Easy. Simple. Example: bittersweet / jumbo shrimp / act naturally [spoiler=Personification]Personification is when you give human qualities to animals or objects. Like, if you say the sweater was so old and ugly, that it was "slowly crawling across the floor in an attempt to get fresh air". Hehe... that's creepy Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. [spoiler=Pun]A pun is a word which has two meanings at the same time, which results in humor. Easy, and usually people will shake their heads in bad-pun shame. Example: Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. [spoiler=Simile]Similies are figures of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. Remember that rule I said on Metaphors? Well, here, break it. That's pretty much it. Example: He is as bright as a light-bulb. I think you could have made better examples. Climax isn't a literary device. Every story should have a climax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------------- Posted May 3, 2010 Report Share Posted May 3, 2010 HERE IS OUR NEW TOPIC: [spoiler=Atman's Literary Device Guide][spoiler=Allegory]Allegory is the symbolic representation of a person place or thing. This may seem otherworldly at first. However' date=' think of it like this: Think of France. Upon hearing the word, you would probably instantly think of the Eiffel Tower, or the flag, or similar items. This is Allegory! Example: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. [spoiler=Alliteration']Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant in a sentence. This is often used for simple riddles or tongue-twisters. If you have ever played Final Fantasy, you'll notice that moogles often use this. If you ever need this, then there should be at least two repetitions in a row. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. [spoiler=Allusion]Allusion is the reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. Easter Eggs in video games are often like this. Example: She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. [spoiler=Analogy]An analogy the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Do you remember when you where younger and your Language Arts teacher would give you a worksheet that had multiple choice and you had to fill this in: On is to Off as Day is to ____. The answer is obviously pie Night though. Anyways, that is the basic structure of an analogy. Analogies are hard to put into a story, especially prose, however, it is good for planning, and there are ways. None I come to mind, but there ARE ways... Example: shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel [spoiler=Assonance]Assonance the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence. It's pretty much the vowel version of Alliteration... Example: Fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks. (this example makes no sense, I know, but it still shows assonance...) [spoiler=Climax]Climax, as most of you should know, is the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. It's usually where a big shocking event happens. This does not necessarily have to be the ending. Example: Then Sephiroth came down and stabbed Aerith through the heart, while she was praying... [spoiler=Foreshadowing]When you foreshadow something in your story, you give hints of what is to come. This is often marked by flashbacks, or the use of the word "Meanwhile". Example: An example of foreshadowing can be found in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The soothsayer warns of a specific date that the emperor will find himself in grave danger: "Beware the ides of March." [spoiler=Hyperbole]Hyperbole is a figure of speech involving exaggeration. For example, lets say your belt is sooooooooo tight, that it feels like a python wrapping around you. That's ridiculous, right? Hyperbole usually involved extreme exagerations, not small, really slight ones. By the way, Hyperbole, though commonly mispronounced as [hi-per-bowl], is actually pronounced [hi-per-buh-lee]. Example: Yo mama is so fat, she has her own gravitational pull. [spoiler=Metaphor]Metaphors are a comparison in which one thing is said to be another. Easy, just call something, something else that's similar in some sense. Metaphors are used pretty frequently in stories and poetry. However, that doesn't mean you should use them all the time. IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE "LIKE" OR "AS", or else it'll become a Simile... Example: The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness. [spoiler=Onomatopoeia]Ahh, the famously misspelled word. Onomatopoeia is the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Let's say you need to describe the sound of a fire. You could say, "the fire was crackling" or something similar. That's pretty much onomatopoeia.....What? No, that's really it. just because it's a long word doesn't mean it has to have a complicated meaning. Example: The burning wood crackled and hissed. [spoiler=Oxymoron]Oxymorons are putting two contradictory words together. Easy. Simple. Example: bittersweet / jumbo shrimp / act naturally [spoiler=Personification]Personification is when you give human qualities to animals or objects. Like, if you say the sweater was so old and ugly, that it was "slowly crawling across the floor in an attempt to get fresh air". Hehe... that's creepy Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. [spoiler=Pun]A pun is a word which has two meanings at the same time, which results in humor. Easy, and usually people will shake their heads in bad-pun shame. Example: Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. [spoiler=Simile]Similies are figures of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. Remember that rule I said on Metaphors? Well, here, break it. That's pretty much it. Example: He is as bright as a light-bulb. I think you could have made better examples. Yea, I wasn't completely pleased with my examples, but I thought they were good enough. Climax isn't a literary device. Every story should have a climax. I know. Remember how I said that I used a list online to help me? Well, it listed Climax as a Lit Device. I'm like "WTF? Climax isnt a lit device!" but I put it in just in case. You can take it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twig Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 HERE IS OUR NEW TOPIC: [spoiler=Atman's Literary Device Guide][spoiler=Allegory]Allegory is the symbolic representation of a person place or thing. This may seem otherworldly at first. However' date=' think of it like this: Think of France. Upon hearing the word, you would probably instantly think of the Eiffel Tower, or the flag, or similar items. This is Allegory! Example: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. [spoiler=Alliteration']Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant in a sentence. This is often used for simple riddles or tongue-twisters. If you have ever played Final Fantasy, you'll notice that moogles often use this. If you ever need this, then there should be at least two repetitions in a row. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. [spoiler=Allusion]Allusion is the reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. Easter Eggs in video games are often like this. Example: She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. [spoiler=Analogy]An analogy the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Do you remember when you where younger and your Language Arts teacher would give you a worksheet that had multiple choice and you had to fill this in: On is to Off as Day is to ____. The answer is obviously pie Night though. Anyways, that is the basic structure of an analogy. Analogies are hard to put into a story, especially prose, however, it is good for planning, and there are ways. None I come to mind, but there ARE ways... Example: shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel [spoiler=Assonance]Assonance the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence. It's pretty much the vowel version of Alliteration... Example: Fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks. (this example makes no sense, I know, but it still shows assonance...) [spoiler=Climax]Climax, as most of you should know, is the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. It's usually where a big shocking event happens. This does not necessarily have to be the ending. Example: Then Sephiroth came down and stabbed Aerith through the heart, while she was praying... [spoiler=Foreshadowing]When you foreshadow something in your story, you give hints of what is to come. This is often marked by flashbacks, or the use of the word "Meanwhile". Example: An example of foreshadowing can be found in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The soothsayer warns of a specific date that the emperor will find himself in grave danger: "Beware the ides of March." [spoiler=Hyperbole]Hyperbole is a figure of speech involving exaggeration. For example, lets say your belt is sooooooooo tight, that it feels like a python wrapping around you. That's ridiculous, right? Hyperbole usually involved extreme exagerations, not small, really slight ones. By the way, Hyperbole, though commonly mispronounced as [hi-per-bowl], is actually pronounced [hi-per-buh-lee]. Example: Yo mama is so fat, she has her own gravitational pull. [spoiler=Metaphor]Metaphors are a comparison in which one thing is said to be another. Easy, just call something, something else that's similar in some sense. Metaphors are used pretty frequently in stories and poetry. However, that doesn't mean you should use them all the time. IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE "LIKE" OR "AS", or else it'll become a Simile... Example: The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness. [spoiler=Onomatopoeia]Ahh, the famously misspelled word. Onomatopoeia is the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Let's say you need to describe the sound of a fire. You could say, "the fire was crackling" or something similar. That's pretty much onomatopoeia.....What? No, that's really it. just because it's a long word doesn't mean it has to have a complicated meaning. Example: The burning wood crackled and hissed. [spoiler=Oxymoron]Oxymorons are putting two contradictory words together. Easy. Simple. Example: bittersweet / jumbo shrimp / act naturally [spoiler=Personification]Personification is when you give human qualities to animals or objects. Like, if you say the sweater was so old and ugly, that it was "slowly crawling across the floor in an attempt to get fresh air". Hehe... that's creepy Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. [spoiler=Pun]A pun is a word which has two meanings at the same time, which results in humor. Easy, and usually people will shake their heads in bad-pun shame. Example: Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. [spoiler=Simile]Similies are figures of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. Remember that rule I said on Metaphors? Well, here, break it. That's pretty much it. Example: He is as bright as a light-bulb. I think you could have made better examples. Yea, I wasn't completely pleased with my examples, but I thought they were good enough. Climax isn't a literary device. Every story should have a climax. I know. Remember how I said that I used a list online to help me? Well, it listed Climax as a Lit Device. I'm like "WTF? Climax isnt a lit device!" but I put it in just in case. You can take it out... It was good enough. I'll have to edit some things though, like your onomatopoeia example. That's not a onomatopoeia. Onomatopoeia are words that make the sound like:BOOM! EEEEK!They are usually italicized in books and such. I have a lot of things to work on. I have to work on the club ff, the cliche guide, homework, and pokepoll murder mystery. As for a topic... discuss plot twists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Magister Magi Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I like half the plot twists in Harry Potter, but I really love how the big plot twist in the Incarnations of Immortality are in the beginning when they become their respective incarnations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------------- Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 oh btw, i sent my app to the rp, go check it please! um... plot twists... .....ARE FUN! I love a good plot twist. It makes things much more exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaisu Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 You just can't make them over-the-top. Or else it just sucks. Also, Deus, I'm not American D= Pff, lolYCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--------------- Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Oh, no one else posted? New Topic: Fantasy vs. SciFi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twig Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Fantasy is my favorite genre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatty Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 HERE IS OUR NEW TOPIC: [spoiler=Atman's Literary Device Guide][spoiler=Allegory]Allegory is the symbolic representation of a person place or thing. This may seem otherworldly at first. However' date=' think of it like this: Think of France. Upon hearing the word, you would probably instantly think of the Eiffel Tower, or the flag, or similar items. This is Allegory! Example: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. [spoiler=Alliteration']Alliteration is the repetition of the initial consonant in a sentence. This is often used for simple riddles or tongue-twisters. If you have ever played Final Fantasy, you'll notice that moogles often use this. If you ever need this, then there should be at least two repetitions in a row. Example: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. [spoiler=Allusion]Allusion is the reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. Easter Eggs in video games are often like this. Example: She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa. [spoiler=Analogy]An analogy the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Do you remember when you where younger and your Language Arts teacher would give you a worksheet that had multiple choice and you had to fill this in: On is to Off as Day is to ____. The answer is obviously pie Night though. Anyways, that is the basic structure of an analogy. Analogies are hard to put into a story, especially prose, however, it is good for planning, and there are ways. None I come to mind, but there ARE ways... Example: shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel [spoiler=Assonance]Assonance the repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence. It's pretty much the vowel version of Alliteration... Example: Fleet feet sweep by sleeping Greeks. (this example makes no sense, I know, but it still shows assonance...) [spoiler=Climax]Climax, as most of you should know, is the turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. It's usually where a big shocking event happens. This does not necessarily have to be the ending. Example: Then Sephiroth came down and stabbed Aerith through the heart, while she was praying... [spoiler=Foreshadowing]When you foreshadow something in your story, you give hints of what is to come. This is often marked by flashbacks, or the use of the word "Meanwhile". Example: An example of foreshadowing can be found in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. The soothsayer warns of a specific date that the emperor will find himself in grave danger: "Beware the ides of March." [spoiler=Hyperbole]Hyperbole is a figure of speech involving exaggeration. For example, lets say your belt is sooooooooo tight, that it feels like a python wrapping around you. That's ridiculous, right? Hyperbole usually involved extreme exagerations, not small, really slight ones. By the way, Hyperbole, though commonly mispronounced as [hi-per-bowl], is actually pronounced [hi-per-buh-lee]. Example: Yo mama is so fat, she has her own gravitational pull. [spoiler=Metaphor]Metaphors are a comparison in which one thing is said to be another. Easy, just call something, something else that's similar in some sense. Metaphors are used pretty frequently in stories and poetry. However, that doesn't mean you should use them all the time. IMPORTANT: DO NOT USE "LIKE" OR "AS", or else it'll become a Simile... Example: The cat's eyes were jewels, gleaming in the darkness. [spoiler=Onomatopoeia]Ahh, the famously misspelled word. Onomatopoeia is the use of words to imitate the sounds they describe. Let's say you need to describe the sound of a fire. You could say, "the fire was crackling" or something similar. That's pretty much onomatopoeia.....What? No, that's really it. just because it's a long word doesn't mean it has to have a complicated meaning. Example: The burning wood crackled and hissed. [spoiler=Oxymoron]Oxymorons are putting two contradictory words together. Easy. Simple. Example: bittersweet / jumbo shrimp / act naturally [spoiler=Personification]Personification is when you give human qualities to animals or objects. Like, if you say the sweater was so old and ugly, that it was "slowly crawling across the floor in an attempt to get fresh air". Hehe... that's creepy Example: The daffodils nodded their yellow heads. [spoiler=Pun]A pun is a word which has two meanings at the same time, which results in humor. Easy, and usually people will shake their heads in bad-pun shame. Example: Did you hear about the guy whose whole left side was cut off? He's all right now. [spoiler=Simile]Similies are figures of speech involving a comparison between unlike things using like, as, or as though. Remember that rule I said on Metaphors? Well, here, break it. That's pretty much it. Example: He is as bright as a light-bulb. tl; dr. Now I'm going to.... still too long, didn't read at all. You forgot so many...epithet, metonymy, sinecdoc, repetition (recurrence, anaphoric or epiphoric), antithesis, enumeration, invective, euphemism, metathesis...Oh' date=' no one else posted? New Topic: Fantasy vs. SciFi[/quote'] Add them together for the win. I really should go write Vene... By the way, people, Climax IS a lit device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naimo Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I prefer fantasy too, although I do like sci-fi if its good, e.g. Doctor Who and Torchwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Fanasy and Scifi both have great points... but I am personally a fan of Fantasy moreso. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I prefer Fantasy. Not sure if climax is a lit. device or not. Nor do I much care, as my job is to prvide tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Magister Magi Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I'm like the majority of posters on this topic. I love Fantasy, but a good Sci-Fi is always great. @Magnet: Doctor Who <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I don't think anyone has said they prefer sci-fi yet XD Oh, Star Wars, how we have forsaken thee.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Magister Magi Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 I have something he missed though. Irony. Irony is vital. Irony is, in writing, when something we as readers know is the exact opposite of what someone else is saying, while the others in the scene are oblivious, usually leading to comedy. In reality, irony is when something happens the exact opposite way as you predicted it would Example (in writing): In Romeo & Juliet, though we know R&J have made plans to marry each other, Juliet tells her parents she will marry Paris. This is irony, because she will be married before her wedding day though her parents don't know. Example (IRL): Say someone said the test would be a piece of cake, then wound up with a zero. That is what's known as cruel irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DL Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 There are different types of irony as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kira Magister Magi Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Well, yes. The example I used was dramatic irony, which (I'm not sure, correct me if I'm wrong) is when it is in a play or something else we view instead of reading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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