Sound Devices
The repetition of consonant sounds
What is consonance?
A play on words
What is a Pun?
An exaggerated statement used to emphasize an idea or to make a point
What is a hyperbole?
Sudden, overwhelming insight or revelation
What is a Epiphany?
The break in a line denoted by a punctuation mark
What is End-Stopped?
The repetition of vowel sounds
What is assonance?
The address to a dead or absent person or inanimate object
What is Apostrophe?
A comparison between two unlike things using like or as
What is a Simile?
A visual description of an object or scene in order to paint a picture for the reader
The continuation of a sentence or clause over the line-break
What is Enjambment?
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
What is alliteration?
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of a successive clause
What is Anaphora?
A word or phrase that is applied to an object or action which it is not literally applicable
What is a Metaphor?
A reference to a well-known story, person or idea (usually biblical or mythological)
What is Allusion?
A strong pause or break within the line
What is Caesura?
The use of words that create sounds they describe
What is Onomatopoeia?
A less offensive word or phrase that substitutes for the original word
What is Euphemism?
A figure of speech that represents a whole for a part or a part for the whole
What is Synecdoche?
A comparison of a subject that is similar to get the point across
What is Analogy?
The / symbol
What is Stressed?
The beat and pace of a poem
When contradictory terms are used side by side
What is Oxymoron?
When the audience is aware of something that the characters are not
An object, action or event that represents something else
What is Symbolism?
The U symbol
What is Unstressed?