150 Literary Devices #4

Saying "The White House" for the Government

Saying "Pearly Gates" for Heaven

Saying "Wheels" for Car

• Portmanteau

• Synesthesia

• Metonymy

• Synecdoche

Saying "Press" for News Outlets

Saying "Coast" for Seaside

Saying "Ride" for Car

Saying "Riches" for Wealth

Saying "Dolls" for Women, historically

• Synesthesia

• Synecdoche

• Litote

• Metonymy

When sentence structures repeat in reverse:

"Fly from what pursues you, and pursue what flies from you."

"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."

• Chiasmus

• Litote

• Portmanteau

• Synecdoche

The duck that quacked liked crackers.

• Cacophony

• Euphony

• Sarcasm

• Allusion

The swoosh of skirts as the dancers swayed

• Apostrophe

• Aesthetic

• Euphony

• Cacophony

O, Nachos! Why are you my favorite?

• Allusion

• Apostrophe

• Sarcasm

• Pun

Lily Tomlin once said, "The road to success is always under construction."

• Wit

• Pun

• Portmanteau

• Metonymy

Knock Knock

Who's there?

What?

Who's there?

What?

Who? Who?

I didn't know you were an owl.

• Apostrophe

• Pun

• Allusion

• Wit

This is highly similar to verbal irony...

• Wit

• Synecdoche

• Chiasmus

• Sarcasm

Guiding principles of beauty

Creating a linguistically or visually appealing scene in literature.

• Euphony

• Aesthetic

• Portmanteau

• Allusion