Allusion
What is a synonym that you can come up with for allusion?
quotation, citation, insinuation, suggestion, mention, indication, remark (thesaurus.com)
what is a synonym of alliteration that you can come up with?
repetition, recurrence, repeat, rhythm (Thesaurus.com)
What is a synonym that you can come up with for Euphony?
Harmonious, melodious, mellifluous, euphonical (thesaurus.com)
what is a synonym that you can come up with for cacophony?
noise, harshness, dissonance, discord (thesaurus.com)
What is Allusion often confused with?
parody and imitation
What is a poet that used alliteration (from our slideshow)?
Edgar Allan Poe, Emily Dickinson
What is an example of a Euphonic word?
Ex. leisure, hum, silk
What is the difference between Cacophony and Euphony?
Cacophony: disturbing, unappealing
Euphony: pleasing, harmonious
What is Allusion used for?
to make ironic comments, to reference people, places, events, pop culture, provide further meaning, reveal biases
What is Alliteration used for?
Thematically link together, sounds pleasing
What is a Euphony used for?
to make writing soothing, sound pleasant and more appealing.
What is a Cacophony used for?
to set up a jarring scene and evoke emotion
What is the exact definition of an Allusion?
What is the exact definition of Alliteration?
The use of the same sounds (especially consonants) at the beginning of several words that are close together.
What is the exact definition of Euphony?
The quality of being pleasing to the ear through a harmonious combination of words.
What is the exact definition of Cacuphony?
A harsh or discordant mixture of inharmonious sounds.
ex. To me, his grin is like kryptonite: Superman’s weakness
Write your own sentence using Alliteration.
ex. The beautiful bouquet blossomed in the bright sun.
Write your own sentence using a Euphony.
ex. Hermione Granger (JK Rowling)
"And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain" (Edgar Allan Poe)
Write your own sentence using a Cacophony.
ex. Klarissa Klein drives an old, grumbling Cadillac which has a crumpled bumper and screaming, honking horn.