MYE Rev Flashcards
To use the same word/phrase more than once
Repetition
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Rhyme
Point at which poem changes mood,time,ect.
Pivot
Hard,explosive sounds: p,t,k,b,g,d
Plosives
A group of words with the same topic,
Lexical set
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Onomatopoeia
When vowel sounds within words are the same or very simular
Assonance
Sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh
Sibilance
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects
Juxtaposition
Soft breathy sounds: s, z, th, f
Fricatives
The most important information in a clause or sentence is placed at the end
End focus
To give sn inanimate object human characteristics.
Personification
Words that are very old or old-fashioned
Archaisms
Expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality
Superlative
Be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Foreshadowing