Literary Techniques Flashcards
what is assonance
he repetition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyming within phrases or sentences
what is sibilance?
Repetition of the ‘s’ sound
what is cossonance?
Repetition of sounds produced by consonants in a sentence or phrase
what is alliteration?
repetition of the same letter at the start of words that are adjacent or in close proximity
what is onomatopeia?
words whose pronunciation imitates the sound described by the word
what is a rhetorical question?
A question asked with no intention of eliciting a response, usually prompting thought in the responder.
what is symbolism?
when an object represents an idea
what is a Synecdoche?
Using parts to refer to the whole or using a small entity to refer to a larger entity.
E.g. Germany won the soccer world cup. (‘Germany’ is used to refer to the ‘German national team’ and thus we see how ‘whole’ represents ‘part.’)
what is an allegory?
story with a double meaning, one surface perspective and another hidden symbolic meaning
