Abi Flashcards
Alliteration
Repeating consonant sounds, creates rhythm and makes it more engaging and memorable
Assonance
Repeating of vowel sounds within words, creates rhythm, enhancing the lyrical quality of the text
Anaphora
Repetition of words at the beginning of successive clauses emphasize key ideas and adds emotional weight, drawing readers attention to the ventral themes
Exaggeration (hyperbole)
Overstating facts for effect, highlights the importance of a subject, evoke/convey strong emotions. Helping to connect with the audience on a deeper level
Onomatopoeia
Mimic natural sounds, creating more vivid experience of the reader, makes scenes more dynamics and engaging
Symbol
Represents a more complex idea or concept beyond its literal meaning. Convey deeper themes values or message
Simile
Comparison using like or as invites readers to draw connections between seemingly unrelated things, enhancing understanding and imagery in a relatable way
Metaphor
Creates deeper meanings and insights, promoting readers to think critically about relationships and themes within the text.
Juxtaposition
Placing contrasting ideas or images side by side emphasizes differences, highlights complexity and can provoke though, often illuminations a central theme or tension in the work
Parallelism
Technique emphasizes the structure of sentences, creating a sense of balance or coherence that can make arguments more persuasive and impactful
Personification
Breathes life into abstract concepts or inanimate objects, helping readers connect emotionally
Oxymoron
A figure that combines contradictory terms. Authors employ it to create intrigue, emphasize complexity or highlights contrast within a situation
Irony
Provokes thought, humor or criticism, encouraging readers to see deeper meanings insinuations
Chiasmus
A symmetrical structure where concepts are repeated in reverse order (fair is foul, and foul is fair) , emphasizes contrasts, creates balance, and enhance rhythm, makes text more memorable
Euphemism
A mild or indirect expression used in place of a harscher one. Authors use it to soften emotional impact, making sensitive topics more palatable (pleasant), fired- in between jobs
Metonymy
Using a related term to represent something else. Creates vivid imagery or simplifies complexity ideas, allowing for concise (brief but comprehensive) expression (the White House (
Synecdoche
A part represents the whole or vice versa, creates strong imagery or emphasize a particular aspect of a subject ; England lost
Paradox
Statement that seems contradictory but reveals a deeper truth
Dysphemism
More offensive or harsh term used instead of a neutral one
