Sound Devices Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of the same sound occurring at the beginning of words close together in a line or series
Anaphora
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive lines
Colloquialism
Is the use of informal words and phrases in a piece of writing
Dialect
The language used by the people from a specific area, class, or other groups
Onomatopoeia
A word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing, like a sound effect
Parallelism
The use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter
Antithesis
Two opposite ideas are put together to achieve a contrasting effect
Ethos
Credibility
Pathos
Emotion
Logos
Logic