Techniques Flashcards
What are structural devices?
Paradox repetition hyperbole cyclic structure juxtaposition oxymoron
What are imagery techniques?
simile
metaphor
symbolism
personification
What are aural devices?
rhythm onomatopoeia rhyme tone assonance alliteration
What do structural devices do?
Manipulate where and how ideas appear
What does imager do?
These manipulate mind pictures
What is alliteration?
The repetition of consonant sounds
What is an antithesis?
An intended opposite
Assonance
Rep of vowel sounds
Free verse
disregard for rhyme/rhythm rules
hyperbole
exaggeration for effect
metaphor
direct comparison between 2 things
Irony
opposite result from what is expected
paradox
a contradiction which actually is true
realism
make vividly by careful detail
satire
criticise by ridiculing weakness
transferred epithet
an idea is transferred from one thing to another.
an adjective which modifies a noun and does not make literal sense.
sleepless pillow(a pillow can’t sleep)
he ate with a wolfish appetite
He turned with a scornful shoulder
