Poetic Devices

Macrocosm

________: a larger whole represents a smaller part or parts.

Sibilance

________: hissing /whooshing sound (e.g she sells seashells by the seashore)-

Microcosm

________: a smaller part represents a larger whole.

Assonance

________: vowel rhymes normally found in the middle of a word (e.g she fell asleep under the willow tree**)**

Consonance

________: repeated consonant sounds at any point in successive words (e.g front and center)

thematic argument

By highlighting the incongruence of a situation or action, irony draws attention to a plot point, character trait, or ________.

Fricative Alliteration

________: ‘ v and ‘ f sounds to give an airy /breathless sound (e.g flowers slowly fading in the spring fields)- mysterious + light atmospheres.

Symmetrical Alliteration

________: phrase begins and ends with the same sound in a mirrored format (e.g the boys played patacake badly)

Irony

________ is used to create humor, suspense, and emphasis on a certain point.

Verbal irony

________: When a characters words are contradictory to their intent- words dont match thoughts.

Situational irony

________: When an expected outcome is overturned.

Plosive Alliteration

________: sounds which block the air movement (b, g, k, p) (e.g Bella broke the breakfast bar perched on the tabletop)- added emphasis + meaning.

Liquid Alliteration

________: ‘ l and ‘ r sounds (e.g the father played the rattle for the baby)- fluid + light.

Situational irony

When an expected outcome is overturned

Cosmic irony

A subset of situational irony that highlights incongruities between the absolute, theoretical world and the mundane, grounded reality of everyday life

Dramatic irony

When the reader/ audience knows something the main character does not

Microcosm

a smaller part represents a larger whole

Macrocosm

a larger whole represents a smaller part or parts

Sibilance

hissing/whooshing sound (e.g she sells seashells by the seashore) -

Consonance

repeated consonant sounds at any point in successive words (e.g front and center)

Assonance

vowel rhymes normally found in the middle of a word (e.g she fell asleep under the willow tree**)**

Dental Alliteration

‘d and ‘t sounds (e.g Danny turned his table upside down)

Vocalic Alliteration

same vowel sounds are repeated at the beginning of a set of words (e.g exceptional work was produced by every editor)

General Alliteration

beginning sound is repeated in every word in a phrase (e.g Sophie saw a sausage stand)

Unvoiced alliteration

alliteration on paper but not when read (e.g Penny partied with a purple pterodactyl)

Symmetrical Alliteration

phrase begins and ends with the same sound in a mirrored format (e.g the boys played patacake badly)