DEVICES AND TECHNIQUE Flashcards
Anaphora
Repetition of the same word or phrase at the beginning of a line throughout a work or the section of a work.
Assonance
The repetition of identical vowel sounds in different words in close proximity. Example: deep green sea.
Consonance
is the counterpart of assonance; the partial or total identity of consonants in words whose main vowels differ. Example: shadow meadow; pressed, passed; sipped, supped. Owen uses this “impure rhyme” to convey the anguish of war and death.
Hyperbole
Hyperbole is exaggeration for effect;
Enjambment
line having no end punctuation but running over to the next line.
litotes
litotes is understatement for effect, often used for irony
Internal rhyme
An exact rhyme (rather than rhyming vowel sounds, as with assonance) within a line of poetry: “Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary.” è last 3 letters = same
Apostrophe
Speaker in a poem addresses a person not present or an animal, inanimate object, or concept as though it is a person.
metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them
alliteration
the use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together
imagery
the use of words or pictures in books, movies, paintings, etc. to describe ideas or situations
Diction
the selection of words an author uses to create a specific impact or tone in their writing
Foreshadowing.
Foreshadowing.
Simile.
a comparison between two things, usually using the words ‘like’ and ‘as
Personification
a literary device that gives human characteristics to nonhuman things or inanimate objects
