literary devices Flashcards
Alliteration
Adds emphasis to words by repeating initial sounds
Assonance
Repeated vowel sounds, adds rhythm
Analepses - flashback
Adds more depth, and background information
Facts
adds gravitas - makes more believable
Figure of speech / idiom (steroids)
evokes the senses- sights sounds intensifies impact
onomatopoeia
appeals to the senses/involves the reader
repetition
adds emphasis and in some cases rhythm
rhyme/rhythm
makes lines/words memorable - adds pace/ flow
Enjambment
Caesura
Enjambment- ‘jambe’ French for leg- when a line runs on.
Adds pace
Continuation of a thought
Caesura - pause, thought provoking.
Emotive language
adds to the tone
Triggers an emotional response from the reader
Sibilance
The repletion of the ‘s’ sound can often add a sinister or sexual tone.
Statisitics
Adds credibility to a statement
rule of three
Persuasive as has great impact.
Tone
Emotive response/feeling
Grammar
Varied sentence structures add interest and flow to writing
Understatement ( Renaldo)
Add weight by being ironic / modest
Metaphor
a comparison that conjures a visual image or other sensory evocation
Punctuation
Short sentences, many full stops creates tension
Few full stops and commas - stream of conscientiousness
