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Alliteration
REPETITION of consonant SOUNDS at the BEGINNING of multiple words in a sentence. (like rhyming, but at the beginning of words)
Anadiplosis
Repetition of a word ending one clause and starting the next clause.
Anaphora
The opposite of Antistrophe; REPETITION of opening words/phrases at the BEGINNING of successive lines/sentences.
Antistrophe
The opposite of Anaphora; REPETITION of words/phrases at the END of successive lines/sentences.
Antithesis
Contrasting ideas/words in a 'parallel' construction.
Emotive Language
Language used for emotional impact.
Euphemism
Substitution of a more pleasant expression for sensitive/offensive/etc. topics.
Hyperbole
Exaggeration for emphasis or rhetorical effect.
Inclusive Language
Language avoiding the use of exclusive expressions/words. eg: our, we, etc.
Imagery
Visually descriptive or figurative language that appeals to the senses.
Irony
The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning. The words say one thing, but mean another.
Juxtaposition
Placement of two things closely together to facilitate comparing & contrasting.
Litotes
Understatement USING NEGATION TO EXPRESS A POSITIVE. eg: "____ wasn't too bad." "I cannot disagree with your point."
Metaphor
A COMPARISON of two ideas/things/places/people/etc. without using like or as
Onomatopoeia
A word imitating the sound it represents. (pow, pop, bang, boom, etc.) This is often used in comic strips, cartoons and visual texts.
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that pairs two opposing words; an apparent paradox (contradictory statement achieved by JUXTAPOSING CONTRADICTING WORDS.
Paradox
A statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd, but in reality expresses a possible truth.
Personification
The attribution of human qualities to an inanimate object. This technique helps empathise or understand a non-human thing in literature.
Rhetorical question
A question posed to the audience that does not require an answer.
Simile
An explicit COMPARISON between two unlike things/places/characters/etc. using "LIKE" or "AS".
Allegory
A literary work with a DOUBLE MEANING; This is a symbolic device where a more material/understandable character/symbol/thing conveys the meaning of a greater, more abstract concept/theme/message..
Amplification
Repeating a word or expression while ADDING DETAIL in order to emphasise it's meaning and clarity.
Aphorism
A concise statement in an authoritative, matter-of-fact tone to state a 'universal truth'.
Asyndeton; Parataxis
Listing many words/phrases WITHOUT CONJUNCTIONS.
Caesura
A grammatical pause/break in a line of poetry. This is marked with a new line in poetry, and a / when transferred as a quote.
Chiasmus
A FIGURE OF SPEECH containing two juxtaposed phrases that are PARALLEL but INVERTED to each other. eg: "sometimes you piss in the sink, sometimes you sink in the piss."
Cliche
An overused, common expression.
Conflict
A literary device used to express A CHALLENGE THE PROTAGONIST FACES WHEN ACHIEVING THEIR GOAL. This adversity can be external (arising from other characters/things/places) or internal (a struggle between the protagonist & himself/herself).
Connotation
The opposite to Denotation; The EMOTIONAL/SOCIAL meaning that a word implies/suggests.
Consonance
The REPETITION of CONSONANT SOUNDS (all letters except vowels) in a sentence/phrase/line.
Contrast
Finding the DIFFERENCES between two literary elements. Some techniques that prompt this are paradox, antithesis, oxymoron and juxtaposition.
Couplet
Two consecutive, rhyming lines of poetry. Two lines of poetry that come in a 'pair'.
Denotation
The opposite to connotation; the LITERAL DEFINITION of a word, as opposed to IT'S emotional/social meaning.
Diction
The distinctive TONE of a text. This includes the mood, attitude, dialect and style.
Didactic
Any text INSTRUCTING THE AUDIENCE or DELIVERING A MORAL MESSAGE.
Disjunction
A conjunction dramatically & intentionally interrupting the rhythm of a sentence/line.
Double Entendre
A carefully-worded figure of speech with a double meaning.
Dramatic Monologue
A poem or lengthy speech in a play where a character is revealed, usually in second person.
Ellipses
A dramatic pause indicated by "...", suggesting that words cannot be spoken and creating tension through a lack of dialogue.
Enjambment
A poetic technique when A LINE IS LONGER THAN THE TYPICAL LINE AND FLOWS INTO A SECOND LINE. This aids the flow of a poem.
Epigraph
A QUOTATION at the beginning of a larger literary work (like a book) to SUGGEST A THEME.
Epistrophe
REPETITION of words at the END OF SUCCESSIVE SENTENCES/LINES.
Epithet
a DESCRIPTIVE DEVICE typically used to to attribute a SPECIAL QUALITY TO SOMEONE'S NAME. eg: "Alexander the Great", "Jolly St. Nick".
Euphony
The opposite of Cacophony; phrases/words used for the melody and pleasantry of their sound when spoken aloud.
Exclamation
A sentence ending in "!" to convey high emotion.
Foil
A SECONDARY CHARACTER in literature who CONTRASTS WITH THE PROTAGONIST/ANOTHER CHARACTER. eg: Lord Voldemort vs Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter.
Foreshadowing
Indicative elements that hint at future events in a literary piece.
Form
The purpose and features of a text that influence it's construction
Figurative Language & Sound Devices
Devices that have STRENGTHEN THE AUDIENCE'S PERCEPTION OF A TEXT by INCLUDING THEIR SENSES. Some techniques that do this are metaphor, metonymy, hyperbole, simile, personification, assonance, alliteration, consonance and onomatopoeia.