LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Debated putting it in Literature, but it seems it should fit fine here. Essentionally, discuss literary devices. What you like seeing, what you don't like seeing. When did you see them used really well, etc, etc. A list for reference. http://literary-devices.com/ Not on the list but a personal issue for me is cliffhangers. I like smaller ones, ones that don't last TOO long before finding out what happens. But when there's one at the end of a book, or a season, it bothers me, and I think it's pretty bad to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I love cliffhangers, as long as they're not really lame and contrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I love cliffhangers, as long as they're not really lame and contrived. Hmm, well what do you mean by lame and contrived? And like, what makes a good cliffhanger then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goddamnit names are a pain Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hmm, well what do you mean by lame and contrived? And like, what makes a good cliffhanger then? Good cliffhanger: Literally hanging from a cliff Bad Cliffhanger: Every chapter of Bleach More on topic: My favorite? Plot. Hue. But really-and only upon a quick look/remebering of the list: Irony, Satire, and epithets. The former two are often pretty funny and a more…"oh, this takes thinking to be funny". Epithets have always been cool to me. I don't like Deus Ex Machina or flashbacks. In fact, I rather hate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tentacruel Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hmm, well what do you mean by lame and contrived? And like, what makes a good cliffhanger then? Fuck if I know. One thing that does bug me is when the ending of something drags out a noticeably long time just so they can end on a cliffhanger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shradow Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 I like foreshadowing as long as it hints at the future without making it super obvious, though more often than not I feel it fails to do that. Or maybe I've just gotten really good at predicting stuff. Juxtaposition is also nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fusion X. Denver Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Too lazy to check if there's an official term, but I like moments of impact. Moments that are usually game-changers. Like X killing Y all of a sudden (you know what I'm talking about), or you turn the page and see something that you did not expect and it left you feeling a little blown away and better off because that twist just enhanced the whole scene/story (like the end of Naruto 698 or how audiences felt the first time they saw Empire Strikes Back). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethera Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I like amplification and I also like lyrical writing. "The Last Unicorn" and "The Great Gatsby" being great examples of this. I like irony as well (all shades), and I love reading Shakespeare, which says a lot about the other devices I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapidfire Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 UGH RHETORICAL TERMS. I hate learning them, but I love being able to find them, and understand them. Also using them in general is amazing. I really like alliteration, juxtaposition, and metonomy. And that's all very simple stuff, that plays around with the order of words, and it just gets me going. In general the English language is my lover. I'm actually starting the process of copying the dictionary down, because I always feel like I don't have enough vocabulary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordCowCowCowCowCowCowCowCow Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 UGH RHETORICAL TERMS. I hate learning them, but I love being able to find them, and understand them. Also using them in general is amazing. I really like alliteration, juxtaposition, and metonomy. And that's all very simple stuff, that plays around with the order of words, and it just gets me going. In general the English language is my lover. I'm actually starting the process of copying the dictionary down, because I always feel like I don't have enough vocabulary. You're weird. In a nerdy and fun way, I like that. Anyway, something I've noticed. I pretty much know nothing about what all the literary devices mean but I seem to use them correctly anyway. It makes me wonder if there are any that are really necessary to know about specifically, or if a vague understanding is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethera Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 If you want to be hoity-toity and stick your nose in the air, then learn them. XD Really, in the end, it's all about how much YOU care about it. If you don't feel a need to learn about them, then don't. If you're an English major or find yourself wanting to learn them for whatever reason, then do. Hardly anybody knows most of the literary terms, and even less people know all of them. It's the same thing as with the sciences. Quite a few people don't know anything more than the basics when it comes to the sciences. Only those that care to know more do so. Long story short: do what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Fire Posted December 9, 2014 Report Share Posted December 9, 2014 Irony is awesome. No one like Deus ex Machina. No one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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