January 2012
2 posts
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Allusion: Sunlight Souffle
Allusion: A reference, within a literary work, to another work of fiction, a film, a piece of art, or even a real event. For example, “Moe’s so fierce, she could be a Dovahkiin.” (If you don’t know who Dovahkiin is, why are you still here?)
Obviously, Skyrim is a piece of art, (violent, but still) and despite being a work of fiction, some of us hope so wistfully that it...
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Litotes: The "Not-so-Poisonous" Pound Cake Recipe
Litotes: A form of understatement in which the negative of the contrary is used to achieve emphasis and intensity. For example, “This pound cake is not that bad.”
As any first post is for me, I debated a lot within myself. Especially while choosing the perfect rhetorical term to use for this totally amazing pound cake recipe. I ended up choosing “Litotes” since it was...