Language, Sound and Visual Devices Flashcards
what is an adverb
describing verb
what is a verb
a doing word
what is a noun
names of things,people or places
what is an adjective
describing words
what is alliteration
beiggning words with the same letter
what is sibilance
a type of alliteratin where te words begin with s
what is assonance
a technique wherevy letters or sounds are repeated for affect but they have to be vowel sounds e.g. soon and fool
what is repetiton
where the same word or phrase is repeated
what is a pattern of three
a pattern can be created by repeating the same word or phrase a paricular number of times
what is imagery
words we use which creates images or picures in ur minds
what is a metaphor
one thing is compare to another but without the use of “as” or “like”
what is a similie
one thing compare to another using the linking word as or like
what is personifictaion
inanimate objects are presented as if they are a person or animal for example the sun
what is symbolism
writes use symbolism to show a layer of meaning behind the surface
