Techniques Flashcards

1
Q

What are structural devices?

A
Paradox
repetition
hyperbole
cyclic structure
juxtaposition
oxymoron
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2
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What are imagery techniques?

A

simile
metaphor
symbolism
personification

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3
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What are aural devices?

A
rhythm
onomatopoeia
rhyme
tone
assonance
alliteration
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4
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What do structural devices do?

A

Manipulate where and how ideas appear

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5
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What does imager do?

A

These manipulate mind pictures

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6
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What is alliteration?

A

The repetition of consonant sounds

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7
Q

What is an antithesis?

A

An intended opposite

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8
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Assonance

A

Rep of vowel sounds

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9
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Free verse

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disregard for rhyme/rhythm rules

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10
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hyperbole

A

exaggeration for effect

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11
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metaphor

A

direct comparison between 2 things

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12
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Irony

A

opposite result from what is expected

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13
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paradox

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a contradiction which actually is true

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14
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realism

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make vividly by careful detail

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15
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satire

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criticise by ridiculing weakness

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16
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transferred epithet

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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