Sonic and Rhythmic Devices, Structure Flashcards
Alliteration
- repetition of consonant sound in initial position
- creates a musical effect in the text
Assonance
- repetition of a vowel sound
- creates a musical effect in the text
Consonance
- repetition of consonant sound in any position
- creates a musical effect in the text
Euphony
- soft, pleasing sounds in a literary work; often accompanied by soft diction
- effect is to create a melodic effect in a work
Cacophony
- harsh sounds and words in a literary work
- used to better allow the reader to feel the unpleasantness of a situation
Onomatopoeia
- word whose sound suggests meaning
- example: the gushing water rolled down the stream
- aids in imagery
Metric Feet
-examples: iamb, anapest, trochaic, dactylic
Iambic Meter
-an unstressed followed by a stressed syllable
Anapest Meter
-two unstressed syllables followed by one stressed syllable
Trochaic Meter
-a stressed syllable followed by an unstressed syllable
Dactylic Meter
-a stressed syllable followed by two unstressed syllables
Metric Lines
- example: tetrameter, pentameter, hexameter, etc.
- the number of metric feet in a line
Amphibrach
-unaccented, accented, unaccented syllables
Stanzas
-example: couplet, quatrain, octave
Ballad Stanza
-abcb, alternating tetrameter and trimeter
