Techniques
The repetition of a consonant letter or sound at the beginning of two or more words in close succession.
Alliteration
Describing in terms of the five senses: sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.
Imagery
Symbols within a text that represent an idea or emotion.
Symbolism
buzz, hiss, pop
Onomatopoeia
The use of a word that imitates the sound it represents.
Onomatopoeia
The direct comparison of one thing to another, avoiding ‘like’ or ‘as’.
Metaphor
A statement in the form of a question that requires no answer but encourages the audience to ponder it.
Rhetorical Question
He is a lion in battle.
Metaphor
A short sentence that is used to emphasise meaning
Truncated sentences
Giving human qualities to non-human things (animals, objects or ideas).
Personification
The general atmosphere of a text, often reflecting the author’s attitude towards the subject.
Tone
I saw pale kings and princes too, / Pale warriors, death-pale were they all
Repetition/Imagery
A reference within a text to a historical, literary or biblical character, place or event.
Allusion
A deliberate exaggeration used to emphasise a point in a strong way.
Hyperbole
When two ideas are placed side by side in order to compare.
Juxtaposition
The crisp, sweet scent of autumn air
Imagery
When a word is deliberately used in two different senses at the one time.
Pun
Where the intended meaning is the opposite of what is being expressed.
Irony
The deliberate repetition of a theme or motif to suggest the climatic events of a text.
Foreshadowing
The wind whispered through the trees
Personification