AP English Help!!!!!?

Question

Ok so i need an example of each that applies to the beach. There were 20 literary terms and there are 4 that i can't think of:

Verbal Irony

Symbolism

Metonymy

Paradox

Answer 1

  Verbal irony includes hyperbole (exaggeration) and understatement.  Sure, I think I might be able to find some sand for you at the beach! (understatement)    By  the time we walk the beach under this sun, all that will be left of me will be a  trail of crispy crumbs. (hyperbole)

Symbolism - Our lives are a vast ocean of possibilities.  If you keep your eye on the horizon, you can see how bright your future is.   Our lives ebb and flow like the tides of the beach.  If we don't grab our opportunities, they will wash away like shells along the shore.

Metonymy - this is a tough one because you can't really make a metaphor here.  The relationship in your metaphor has to be understood already.  For example, if you refer to a shark as "jaws" or the lifeguard as the "swimming stud," it has to be understood.  It usually comes after you've already referred to the object.  Therefore, if you've already been talking about the good-looking lifeguard, you might then say, "I was hoping that Swim Stud" would give me some CPR.

Paradox - is a statement that seems to contradict itself, but is actually logical.  (Be careful what you wish for - you just might get it!)  For the beach, you might use: The waves were so dangerous that we had to surf them.    I hate the fact that I love to bake in the sun.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Hm symbolism and the beach... the tide: high tide, low tide, it comes and it goes and it comes right back. It's just like life, how you can have happy times and sad times, but that's how it is and you can't change it, you have to accept it.

Verbal irony is basically sarcasm. Something that you say but isn't meant to be taken how it seems. For the beach, something like "the ocean water is as ugly as the Mona Lisa".

Metonymy works by the contiguity (association) between two concepts... "My sister and I were walking on the shore fishing for sea-shells." Just like someone "is fishing for information", you're not LITERALLY using a rod and worm to find the information, but it's the concept... get it?

For paradox, you can use "Everything in moderation, even moderation." and apply it to having fun playing on the beach but getting sunburnt..

Hope this helps!