Literary devices

My recent blog post about animal adaptations was pretty popular and I heard from several Science teachers.

Let's continue to explore to expand our horizons by mixing baseball and literary devices.

Alliteration: 

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

Miami Marlins

 Philadelphia Phillies

Tidewater Tides

Last year was 2006

In 2007 became the Norfolk Tides

Homonym:

each of two or more words having the same spellings but different meanings

Louisville Bats (animal and not baseball bat)

International League

Triple "A" affiliate of the Reds

Homophone:

Each of two or more words having the same pronunciation, but different meanings, origins, or spelling

Cedar Rapids Kernels (not colonels)

Single "A" affiliate of the Twins

Midwest League

Foreshadowing:

a warning or indication of a future event

In 1999, MLB ran a Turn Ahead the Clock promotion and some teams wore futuristic uniforms depicting the year 2027.

 Oakland Athletics TATC cap

New York Mets "2027" cap

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Onomatopoeia:

the formation of a word from the sound associated with what is made

Salt Lake  Buzz

1994-2000

Pacific Coast League

Triple "A" affiliate of Twins

Personification:

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non human.

Beloit Snappers

Beloit Wisconsin

Single "A" affiliate of the Oakland Athletics

Midwest League

Montgomery Biscuits

Double "A" affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays

Southern League

Assonance:

the repetition of the sound of a vowel or diphthong in non rhyming syllables near enough to each other  for the echo to be discernible

ex: "go mow the lawn"

Hartford Yard Goats

Double "A" affiliate of the Colorado Rockies

Eastern League

Founded in 2016

Denver Zephyrs

1984-1992

American Association

Triple "A" affiliate of the White Sox, Reds, and Brewers

Moved to New Orleans in 1993

Allusion:

an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it, an expression without mentioning it

Altoona Curve

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Double "A" affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Team name is an allusion to the horseshoe curve which was completed in 1854. 

It shortened the length of time one could cross the state of Pennsylvania from five days to one.

Greenville Drive

Greenville, South Carolina

Single "A" affiliate of the Red Sox

Founded in 2006

Drive is an allusion to the auto industry.  South Carolina is home to over 250 auto manufacturing companies and Greenville is a hot spot.