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Toothaker, Roy Eugene – 1970
The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, extent, order, and character of 18 rhetorical devices occurring in 100 trade books for children in the primary grades. The most frequent rhetorical devices and the total number of uses recorded for each device were alliteration, 1,079; onomatopoeia, 500; antithesis, 335; simile, 261;…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Peer reviewedLynn, Joanne L. – Children's Literature in Education, 1985
Relates how nursery rhymes have the enduring power to amuse and comfort both adult and child audiences. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Figurative Language, Language Rhythm
