Sound Techniques
Repetition of similar consonant sounds in nearby words.
What is alliteration?
Saying something 'is' something that it is not.
What is a metaphor?
A question that does not require a reply, nor is it intended to induce a reply.
What is a rhetorical question?
An overused phrase or sentence.
What is a cliche?
The repetition of vowel sounds.
What is assonance?
Saying that something is 'like' something else.
What is a simile?
Another term for exaggeration.
What is a hyperbole?
Casual, relaxed, everyday language.
What is colloquial language?
Words that make the sound of the action or thing they're describing.
What is onomatopoeia?
Giving a non-human object or idea human characteristics.
What is personification?
An instruction or command, that always starts with a verb.
What is an imperative?
Technical terms or subject-specific language.
What is jargon?
Sounds at the end of the words are echoed in following words.
What is Rhyme?
Representing an abstract idea with a tangible object / person / situation.
What is symbolism?
Using similar phrases or sentence structures.
What is parallel phrasing?
A play on words
What is a pun?
The recurrence of a word or phrase
What is repetition?
A direct comparison that is woven throughout the text.
What is an extended metaphor?
Saying the opposite of what you mean.
What is irony?
An apparently impossible statement that somehow makes sense.
What is a paradox?