Follow Friday #3: Most Irritating Writing Devices

This post will be linked to Feature & Follow, a weekly blog hop hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read.

Hi guys! Once again, I'm a bit late for this blog hop, so let's jump straight in!
But first, I want to remind you about the recap I did yesterday - please check it out and help me improve my blog by commenting and suggesting!

The rules: 

To join the Feature & Follow blog hop, what you need to do is follow Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read, who are the two awesome hosts; and the two featured blogs on their sites (chosen by random). For this week, they are Carmen Jenner and The Y.A. Bookworm Blogger.

Then you create a post (like this one), where friends from the blog hop can comment and say hi, link your blog on the Linky Tools (you can do this on the two host sites, or any blogs on the hop that links to it).  

After that, you follow, follow, and follow any blogs you feel like! Don't forget to comment and let them know you are a new follower!

Here's this week's question!

Q: What writing device or trick most irritates you when reading a book? For example, if an author employs an omnipotent narrator that is sometimes considered bad form.

A: The one thing that irritates me the most when reading is the use of too complex words and sentence structures, especially if they don't fit the flow of the story. (I think these devices are called periphrasis and circumlotion?) Having an extensive vocabulary is great, but I believe reading is not only about the meaning, but also about the prose and the sounds. 

Another literary device I dislike in a book is deus ex machina (or when help just come out of the blue and fix everything). It's boring, and it's lazy of the author to do so.

What about you? What writing device do you find most irritating when reading?

If you've followed me, don't forget to leave a comment! And please check out my recap post to help me improve the site!