Literary Techniques

Question 1

assonance

Answer 1

-repeating of vowel sound

Question 2

euphemism

Answer 2

-a polite way of saying something taboo or controversial [not directly using word]

Question 3

allusion

Answer 3

• making reference to people,places,events.

- an expression designed to bring something to mind without mentioning it

Question 4

allegory

Answer 4

-a type of writing that in which the setting, characters and events stand for larger ideas. e.g capitalism

Question 5

hamartia(structural technique)

Answer 5

-the character flaw of a hero or heroine that leads to their tragic downfall

Question 6

Asynthetic listing(structural technique)

Answer 6

-separation with commas

Question 7

synthetic listing(structural technique)

Answer 7

-separation with connectives

Question 8

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Answer 8

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Question 9

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Answer 9

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Question 10

Difference between languge and steucture

Answer 10

Structure is seen throughout

Language techniques are not continuous ideas

Question 11

Modal verb

Answer 11

Expresses necessity or possibility

Eg may, must, can

Question 12

Gustatory imagery

Answer 12

Vivid desdeiptuon of taste

Question 13

Epistrophe

Answer 13

Repetition of word or phrase at the end of sentence