literacy devices p2

Question 1

Alliteration define

Answer 1

repetition of the same sound or letter.

Question 2

alliteration effect on audience

Answer 2

creates rhythm and mood to engage the audience

Question 3

Adjectives

Answer 3

describe nouns

Question 4

adjective example

Answer 4

beautiful

Question 5

adjective effect on the audience

Answer 5

gives the reader more specific information about an object

Question 6

Adverbs

Answer 6

describe a verb

Question 7

adverb example

Answer 7

Slowly.

Question 8

adverb effect on audience

Answer 8

help a reader visualize an action

Question 9

Emotional Appeal

Answer 9

an attempt to persuade someone by trying to get an emotional reaction from them.

Question 10

emotional appeal example

Answer 10

Grocery store commercials that shows a happy family sitting around the table at Thanksgiving.

Question 11

emotional appeal effect on audience

Answer 11

help to reach the audience on a different, psychological level.

Question 12

anthesis example

Answer 12

Man proposes, God disposes

Question 13

Antithesis define

Answer 13

pairs exact opposites or contrasting ideas in a parallel grammatical structure.

Question 14

anthesis effect on audience

Answer 14

makes the audience better understand the point the speaker is trying to make

Question 15

rhyme define

Answer 15

repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line

Question 16

rhyme example

Answer 16

Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn.

Question 17

rhythm effect on audience

Answer 17

creates a sound pattern that allows you to predict what will come next.

Question 18

What is meant by the ‘purpose’ of a song writer?

Answer 18

create lyrics and melodies for songs in different genres

Question 19

What is meant by the ‘audience’ of a song?

Answer 19

the people/viewers listening to the song

Question 20

What is meant by the ‘context’ of a song?

Answer 20

What the song is trying to convey and why the author wrote it

Question 21

What is meant by the ‘central message’ of a song?

Answer 21

The point the song is trying to get across

Question 22

What is meant by the ‘mood’ of a song?

Answer 22

the overall feeling that the song causes you to feel.