Today in class we read a short story called " The Yellow Wallpaper". The story was based upon a mother dealing with postpartum depression. In the story the mother was essentially going insane. it gives a new look into depression at least for me. I usually see depression portrayed as someone bed ridden, quite, and stinky. This short story goes into the thoughts of someone dealing with depression.
Today in class we learned about rhetorical devices. The first one we discussed was hyperbole, which is an exaggeration. The second was understatement. An understatement is the force of a descriptive statement that is less than what one would normally expect. Third we went over litotes, which are an emphasis on a point by using a word opposite to the condition. Fourth we learned antithesis, this makes use of a contrast in language to bring out a contrast in ideals. Lastly we were introduced to hypophora which is asking a question then proceeding to answer it.
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