Diction

Tone

Figurative Language

Allusion

Listing

Irony

Syntax

(“Don’t the French Always Like It Sweaty”)

Speaker

Occasion

Audience

Purpose

Subject

Tone

(S.O.A.P.S.Tone)

Think of mnemonic devices like these as toolkits you can break open during the exam and use. You won’t use all of them, but you could choose 3 or 4.

S- Simile

H - Hyperbole

A - Alliteration

M - Metaphor

P - Personification

O - Onomatopoeia

O - Oxymoron