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, area, class or other group
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 of similar in their construction, sound, meaning or meter
ethos
persuading someone with creditably or famous people
logos
persuading someone using facts of logic
pathos
persuading using emotional appeals