what i need to be aware of Flashcards
imagery
Visually descriptive, especially in a literal work
Sensory detail
what you can see, touch, smell
connotational language
Use of a word to suggest a different association than its literal meaning
tone
the attitude your words employ
personification
take an object or animal and give it human qualities, such as emotions or thoughts
metaphor
figure of speech that implicitly compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another
idiom
Well known expression that makes a point different from what it actually says.
euphemism
inoffensive term replaced with an offensive one.
hyperbole
Exaggerated statement
alliteration
Occurrence of the same letter or sounds at the beginning of closely connected words.
assonance
repetition of vowels without repetition of consonants
rhyme
the repetition of sounds between two words, usually the sounds after the final stressed syllable of each word
sibilance
Syntax/sentence structure
Narrative/plot