sound devices Flashcards
alliteration
the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
anaphora
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.– we are/ we are
colloquialism
a word or phrase that is not formal or literary, typically one used in ordinary or familiar conversation.- yall – aint
dialect
the language used by people from a certain area
onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
parallelism
the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in construction or meaning
antithesis
a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
ethos
credibility
pathos
emotion
logos
logic and reasoning