THE NARRATIVE ESSAY

10 Enriched

Antithesis

A statement in which two opposing ideas are balanced

“A boy who died and was reborn in the same day.”

Anadiplosis

The repetition of the last word (or phrase) from the previous line, clause, or sentence at the beginning of the next

“I am a memory. A memory of someone who once was.”

Flashback

The insertion of an earlier event into the normal chronological order of a narrative“Whatever Happened to Superheroes?”Flash forward?

Pun

A play on words, often achieved through the use of words with similar sound but different meanings“…often the spoils of war spoil the victory.”Play on noun vs. verb

Alliteration

The repetition of initial sounds in successive or neighboring words“…the fundamental fragments of my

family…” from “I am a Memory”

Imagery

The use of literary devices to create vivid images that appeal to one of the senses

Hyperbole

Intentional exaggeration to create an effect“Tonight I won the right to the streets of

Memphis.”

Similes

A comparison of two things using “like” or “as”Limit of two per paper

Metaphors

A direct comparison of two different things“Juliet is the sun.”

Telegraphic Sentence

Sentence with six words or less.Best used after many long sentences.Often a simple sentence.Climax or as a terminal sentence