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ERIC Number: EJ350622
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Using Humorous Language to Teach Literary Principles.
Nilsen, Don L. F.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v14 n2 p98-105 May 1987
Discusses diverse examples of literary devices by comparing metaphor and humor. Defines and illustrates paronomasia, paradox, oxymoron, anacoluthon, zeugma, parody, jargon, satire, conceit, anachronism, hyperbole, cacography, understatement, and doggerel. A humorous appendix contrasts errors with rhetorical devices. (NKA)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English Instruction, Higher Education, Humor, Language Styles, Language Usage, Literary Devices, Metaphors, Rhetorical Invention, Teaching Methods, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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