technique meanings Flashcards
what is assonance
the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within a group of words.
what is consonance
repetition of consonant sounds
what is pathetic fallacy
the attribution of human qualities, emotions, or actions to inanimate objects of nature in order to suggest such inanimate objects have feelings and sensations.
what is a sonnet
a type of fourteen-line poem
what is a semantic field
a collection of words which are related to one another be it through their similar meanings, or through a more abstract relation.
example of semantic field
if writer talks about a ship, they’ll use words like ocean, sea, waves, blue, tide
difference between personification and pathetic fallacy
pathetic fallacy makes objects seem like they have emotions while personification only gives objects human attributions
difference between assonance and consonance
assonance = vowel sounds
consonance = consonant sounds
what are consonant sounds (5)
plosive (p,b,t,d,k,g)
fricative ( f,v,s,z, su, sh, h)
approximates ( l,r,w,v,)
affricate ( ch, j , dg)
nasal ( m, n , ng)
What is a facade
false, deceptive outwards appearance
what is sattire
use of irony, humour and jokes to criticise people or ideas
