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Stylistic Features Flashcards

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Alliteration

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Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of nearby words. Eg- fame and fortune

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Assonance

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Repetition of identical or similar stressed vowel sounds. Eg- do you like blue?

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Consonance

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Repetition of sounds in a sequence in words. Eg- the torn up timetables of cancelled trains

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Onomatopoeia

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Words who’s sounds convey their meaning. Eg- cuckoo

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Rhythm

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Pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables. Eg- Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall

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Rhyme

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Recurring pattern of similar sounds and the end of two different words. Eg- jack fell down and broke his crown

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