Sound Effects
What is the name for the sound technique being used in the phrase "Polly's prancing pony performed perfectly"?
alliteration
"giving human characteristics to something that is not human" is the definition of what term?
personification
What literary technique is being used in this clip?
anthropomorphism
"let go" (instead of fired)
"passed away" (instead of died)
"with child" (instead of pregnant)
"under the weather" (instead of sick)
euphemisms
foreshadowing
Foreshadowing is the use of clues that suggest events yet to come.
What sound techniques are used in the following sentence: A truck full of unlucky ducks careened into the aqueduct.
consonance and assonance
"referring to something by an associated idea or noun" is the definition of what term?
metonymy
What technique is used in the initial questions of this clip?
anastrophe
"clearly misunderstood"
"a definite maybe"
"devout atheist"
"a dull roar"
"growing smaller"
oxymorons
In your own words, explain the meanings of both "connotation" and "denotation."
Denotation is the dictionary definition of a word.
Connotation is the set of associations, emotions and/or reactions aroused in a reader by a given word.
What sound-based writing tool is being used in the following clip? And what is the sound being repeated?
assonance (the "oh" sound) and/or consonance (endings with -ses) are being used
"a sudden and unexpected solution to a difficulty that appears impossible to overcome" is the definition of what term?
deus ex machina
What form of repetitive wording is being used in the following scene?
anaphora
"the epic journey"
"friends to lovers"
"coming of age"
"rags to riches"
"time travel"
(plot) tropes
Simile and Metaphor are both examples of analogies. In your own words, provide a definition for both.
A simile is a comparison using the words "like" or "as," while a metaphor is a direct comparison of two unlike things without either of those connecter words.
What is the name for the sound effect used in the following lines of Samuel Coleridge's poem, Rime of the Ancient Mariner?
"The fair breeze blew, the white foam flew,
The furrow followed free;
We were the first that ever burst
Into that silent sea."
alliteration
"non-human things are given human traits and behaviors; they literally act like humans" is the definition of what term?
anthropomorphism
What technique is Ernie using as he sings to "Rubber Ducky"?
apostrophe
"psst!"
"hush"
"screech"
"buzz"
"swish"
onomotopoeia
Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part is substituted to refer to the whole.
Ex. stars and stripes (in reference to the American flag)
What are two written sound effects used in the following stanza of The Highwayman, a poem by Alfred Noyes?
“Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard,
He tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred;
Tlot tlot, tlot tlot! Had they heard it? The horse-hooves, ringing clear;
Tlot tlot, tlot tlot, in the distance! Were they deaf that they did not hear?”
onomatopoeia, alliteration
"syntactical inconsistency or incoherence within a sentence – especially a shift in an unfinished sentence from one syntactic construction to another" is the definition of what term?
anacoluthon
What are at least TWO literary tools being used in the words of the following clip?
This clip includes: simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, and alliteration
"I haven't seen you in ages."
"This bag weighs a ton."
"I've told you a million times."
"My feet are killing me."
hyperboles
Define and provide one example of "metonymy."
Metonymy is when a word is replaced by something associated with it, usually to emphasize context or connections.
Ex. The Pentagon (in reference to US Military Leaders)