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What is the term for the repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together?
What is the term for a sentence or phrase that continues into the next line without a pause?
What is the term for a word or phrase that has multiple related meanings?
What is the term for when a writer addresses the reader directly?
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What is the term for a break or pause in a line of poetry?
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Which literary device involves the repetition of words or phrases at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences?
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What term describes the continuation of a sentence or phrase into the next line without a pause?
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Which literary device involves the use of words or phrases that have multiple related meanings?
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What is the term for the use of language that appeals to the senses?
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Which literary device involves the use of words that start with the same sound?
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Study Notes
Literary Devices
- Imagery Repetition: a technique used to reinforce a particular image or idea in a text
- Anaphora/Parallelism: a rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
- Enjambment (Run-on Lines): a poetic device in which a sentence or phrase continues into the next line without a pause
Sound Devices
- Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds within words that are close together
- Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together
- Rhyme: repetition of similar sounds in words, usually at the end of lines
Language Devices
- Caesura: a pause or break within a line, often marked by punctuation
- Sensory Language: language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
- Double-Meaning (Pun): a word or phrase with multiple meanings
- Word Choice: deliberate selection of words to convey meaning or create effect
Techniques of Address
- Direct Address: speaking directly to the reader or audience
Intertextuality
- Allusion: a reference to a person, place, event, or work of art outside the text itself
Literary Devices
- Imagery Repetition: a technique used to reinforce a particular image or idea in a text
- Anaphora/Parallelism: a rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the beginning of successive clauses or sentences
- Enjambment (Run-on Lines): a poetic device in which a sentence or phrase continues into the next line without a pause
Sound Devices
- Assonance: repetition of vowel sounds within words that are close together
- Alliteration: repetition of initial consonant sounds in words that are close together
- Rhyme: repetition of similar sounds in words, usually at the end of lines
Language Devices
- Caesura: a pause or break within a line, often marked by punctuation
- Sensory Language: language that appeals to the senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, smell)
- Double-Meaning (Pun): a word or phrase with multiple meanings
- Word Choice: deliberate selection of words to convey meaning or create effect
Techniques of Address
- Direct Address: speaking directly to the reader or audience
Intertextuality
- Allusion: a reference to a person, place, event, or work of art outside the text itself
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Test your knowledge of literary devices such as imagery, anaphora, and allusion. Identify and analyze the use of various literary techniques in texts.
