PERSONIFICATION AND IRONY BY ALEX WINTER, BLED ALIU, MATTHEW TATUM.

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PERSONIFICATION AND IRONY BY ALEX WINTER, BLED ALIU, MATTHEW TATUM

● Personification ● Pathetic Fallacy ● Synecdoche ● Mytonomy ● Irony Literary Terms Intro

● Literal definition- the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form. ● Examples- o The run down house appeared depressed. o Time flew and before we knew it, it was time for me to go home. o The window panes were talking as the wind blew through them. Personification

● Literal definition- Literary term for the attributing of human emotion and conduct to all aspects within nature. ● Examples- o The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. o The snow swaddled the earth like a mother would her infant child. o The river swallowed the earth as the water continued to rise higher and higher. Pathetic Fallacy

● Literal definition- A group of individuals or organization combined to promote some common interest. ● Examples- the phrase gray beard represents old men, the word sails refer to a whole ship. And the word boots usually refers to a soldier. Synecdoche

● Literal definition- The substitute of the name of an entity with something else that is closely associated with it. ● Examples- The pen is mightier than the sword (pen refers to written words and sword refers to military force). Let me give you a hand (hand means help)  the suits were at a meeting (suits referring to businessmen). Metonymy

● Literal definition- The use of words to convey a message opposite of their literal meaning ● Types- Verbal Irony, Dramatic Irony,Situational Irony,and Cosmic Irony Irony

● Dramatic- The play Othello where Othello thinks Iago is good but the audience knows he is evil ● Verbal- saying “oh thats great” when something bad happens ● Situational- A man steps out of the way of a puddle only to be doused by sprinklers ● Cosmic- The Titanic was dubbed unsinkable yet it sunk on its maiden voyage Examples of Irony