literary devices

Question 1

Alliteration

Answer 1

Adds emphasis to words by repeating initial sounds

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

Repeated vowel sounds, adds rhythm

Question 3

Analepses - flashback

Answer 3

Adds more depth, and background information

Question 4

Facts

Answer 4

adds gravitas - makes more believable

Question 5

Figure of speech / idiom (steroids)

Answer 5

evokes the senses- sights sounds intensifies impact

Question 6

onomatopoeia

Answer 6

appeals to the senses/involves the reader

Question 7

repetition

Answer 7

adds emphasis and in some cases rhythm

Question 8

rhyme/rhythm

Answer 8

makes lines/words memorable - adds pace/ flow

Question 9

Enjambment

Caesura

Answer 9

Enjambment- ‘jambe’ French for leg- when a line runs on.
Adds pace
Continuation of a thought
Caesura - pause, thought provoking.

Question 10

Emotive language

Answer 10

adds to the tone

Triggers an emotional response from the reader

Question 11

Sibilance

Answer 11

The repletion of the ‘s’ sound can often add a sinister or sexual tone.

Question 12

Statisitics

Answer 12

Adds credibility to a statement

Question 13

rule of three

Answer 13

Persuasive as has great impact.

Question 14

Tone

Answer 14

Emotive response/feeling

Question 15

Grammar

Answer 15

Varied sentence structures add interest and flow to writing

Question 16

Understatement ( Renaldo)

Answer 16

Add weight by being ironic / modest

Question 17

Metaphor

Answer 17

a comparison that conjures a visual image or other sensory evocation

Question 18

Punctuation

Answer 18

Short sentences, many full stops creates tension

Few full stops and commas - stream of conscientiousness