Figurative Language: Trix are for kids!

Tropes about Trix:

1. metaphor
• "The only adult that would eat Trix would be acting as a child and not as an adult."
• This compares the actions of an adult with that of a child.  It then makes it seem childish to eat Trix.
2. paronomasia
• "Many adults go through a middle-aged crisis in which they try to trick themselves into feeling younger, but are Trix really the answer?"
• This uses the words trick and Trix which sound alike but differ in meaning to make to the reader ponder about the similarities in the two words.  Are Trix really a trick?
3. anthimeria

• "It wouldn't be very professional to see an adult trixing on his work break."
• This is anthimeria because I changed the noun Trix into a verb "trixing".  This makes the reader feel that there may be more to this topic (not just a noun but a verb also) and makes the reading more light and interesting.
4. hyperbole
• "A doctor would never encourage the elderly to eat Trix."
• The use of never is an exaggeration and using it discretely as done in this sentence makes the reader believe it is a fact and not an exaggeration.
5. oxymoron

• "Growing up and out of Trix is a bittersweet experience."
• The word bittersweet is an oxymoron because bitter and sweet are opposing terms.  Used in this way they know that it can be a good and bad thing.

Schemes about Trix:

1. parallelism
• "Trix are to adults as a full-time jobs are to children.  It just doesn't make sense."
• This is parallelism because the phrase "Trix are to adults" and "full-time jobs are to children" are built up by the same parts of speech.  This helps the reader to make connections between the two in a deeper way than just seeing the simile.
2. anastrophe
• "Silly it would be for an adult to eat Trix."
• This takes the adverb silly and moves it to the front of the phrase when normally it would be "It would be silly..."  This makes it sound new and almost more knowledgeable.
3. ellipsis
• "If you are elderly you should avoid Trix at all costs and if you are a bunny even more so."
• This is ellipsis because it doesn't specifically say what a bunny should do "even more so" but it alludes to it since it was stated in the previous clause.  This makes the reader come to his own conclusion and agree with the writer.
4. alliteration
• "Sugar cereals sicken senior citizens severely."
• The repeated "s" sound makes this alliteration fun and the reader enjoys it.