IMAGINATIVE TECHNIQUES
This technique compares two things, saying one thing is another thing.
What is a metaphor!
Asking a question not to receive an answer, but to make the reader think.
What is a rhetorical question?
This technique involves the use of words that imitate the sounds they describe, like "buzz" or "clang."
What is Onomatopopeia?
The phrase "The golden sun dipped below the jagged mountain peaks, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is 'visual imagery'?
Identify the THREE techniques used in this quote from Dulce Et Decorum Est. "Bent double, like old beggars under sacks, knock-kneed, coughing like hags..."
What is alliteration, simile and auditory imagery.
This is an extreme exaggeration used to make a point or create an effect.
What is hyperbole?
A short personal story to introduce or support a point.
What is a personal anecdote?
This technique involves the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of nearby words.
What is alliteration?
The phrase "The wind howled through the trees, rattling the windows with its ghostly cry" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is auditory imagery?
Identify three techniques used in this quote. "Gas! GAS! Quick, boys!—An ecstasy of fumbling..."
Repetition, Capitalisation, Monosyllabic language, Exclamation
A contradiction that appears to be true, such as "deafening silence."
What is an oxymoron?
Where one text directly refers to or uses evidence from another text.
What is intertextuality?
This technique involves the repetition of vowel sounds within nearby words.
What is assonance?
"The aroma of freshly baked bread filled the kitchen, warm and inviting" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is olfactory imagery?
Identify the two techniques in this quote. "See this life is a snake eating its own tail in a cycle constantly shedding its skin"
Metaphor and Sibilance
The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.
What is anaphora?
This technique uses everyday, informal expressions to create a conversational tone.
What is colloquial language?
This technique involves the repetition of consonant sounds at the end or middle of nearby words.
What is consonance?
"The juicy watermelon burst in my mouth, a perfect blend of sweetness and refreshing coolness" is an example of this type of imagery.
What is gustatory imagery?
Identify the techniques in this quote; "I spoke so much about myself the cancer almost disappeared
Jack she calls it, is a blind date with a parasite
who couldn’t finish his own meal"
Personal anecdote, personification/anthropomorphism, assonance, metaphor
What is anthropomorphism?
Where a writer starts and ends with the same idea, image, or theme to create a sense of cohesion.
What is circular structure?
"The silken, sad, uncertain rustling" is an example of this sound-based technique.
What is sibilance?
The description "Her muscles tensed as she leapt over the hurdle, her heart pounding in her chest" combines this type of imagery with organic imagery.
What is kinesthetic imagery?
Identify the techniques used in this quote "In the kitchen the breakfast stove gave a hissing sigh and ejected from its warm interior eight pieces of perfectly browned toast, eight eggs sunny side up, sixteen slices of bacon, two coffees, and two cool glasses of milk"
Anthropomorphism, Auditory Imagery/Onomatopoeia/ Run-on Sentence