Literary terms

Question 1

Sibilance

Answer 1

Lots of S sounds creating a hissing sound effect

Question 2

Assonance

Answer 2

Repeated vowel sounds- e.g. the pond is long gone

Effect- to grab readers attention

Question 3

Plosives

Answer 3

p, b,d, t, k sounds used as a verbal reflection of things with a harsh feel like anger

Question 4

Hyperbole

Answer 4

extreme exaggeration to add effect

Question 5

Consonance

Answer 5

this is repeated consonant sounds- a little later

Question 6

Anaphora

Answer 6

Repetition of words or expression at the beginning of successive phrases,

for example/. we did, we went, we conquered

Question 7

Prose

Answer 7

This is typically used by people of higher social structure in plays such as Romeo and Juliet

Question 8

Blank verse

Answer 8

This is what people lower down the structure speak in plays such as romeo and juliet

Question 9

Oxymoron

Answer 9

two contradictory words

bittersweet

Question 10

Tricolon

Answer 10

This consists of three parts, the first, middle and end. The end part is meant to be more emphatic

Veni, vidi, vici

Question 11

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 11

This is where we give our emotions to inanimate objects

This is different to personification as that is giving any old human attribute to an inanimate object

Question 12

Repetition

Answer 12

Repeating of words- could imply desperation

Question 13

Antithesis

Answer 13

a contrast between two things

Question 14

Catharsis

Answer 14

This is the emotional discharge through which one could achieve moral or spiritual renewal, could be the emotional turning point of a character

Question 15

Dramatic irony

Answer 15

This is where the audience knows something the characters don’t

Question 16

Dissonance

Answer 16

Deliberate use of inharmonious words to create harsh sounding effect

Question 17

Double entendre

Answer 17

Double meaning