Language techniques Flashcards
1
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Alliteration
A
Repetition of the same sound at the start of words to create emphasis.
2
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Assonance
A
Repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming
3
Q
Oxymoron
A
Combining 2 contrasting ideas to create an effect
4
Q
Irony
A
involves surprising, interesting/amusing contradictions
5
Q
Allusion
A
referencing to historical, cultural & political significance
6
Q
Flashback
A
Scene interrupted with story from past
7
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Foreshadowing
A
The writer gives hint on what happens later in the story
8
Q
Satire
A
Uses humor, irony & exaggeration to criticize & expose
9
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Anaphora
A
repetition of a word/phrase at the start of a sentence
10
Q
Understatement
A
Statement made less extreme then real scenario
