Sound Devices Flashcards

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The repetition of the same sound occurring at the beginning of words close together in a line or series

A

Alliteration

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The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of the line

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Anaphora

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3
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The use of informal words and phrases in a piece of writing. Usage is conversational and may include regional dialect, vernacular, and slang

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Colloquialism

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4
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The language used by the people from a specific area, class, or other group

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Dialect

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5
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A word which imitates the natural sounds of a thing, like a sound effect.

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Onomatopoeia

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The used of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same or similar in their construction, sound, meaning, or meter

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Parallelism

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