Literary Devices 0.0 / 5 ? English Language & LiteratureAnalysis of textsInternational BaccalaureateAll boards Created by: SnufflesCreated on: 06-04-15 15:52 Rhythmical or Metrical Pause End of line/stanza, timed with the rhythm of the verse 1 of 22 Caesural Pause Slight, natural break in line, sometimes indicated by punctuation 2 of 22 Suspensive Pause No punctuation at end of the line. Meaning continues to next line. The last word in the line is suspended by pitch and length 3 of 22 End-stopping punctuation at the end of a line 4 of 22 Enjambment sense continues onto the next line 5 of 22 Alliteration Repetition of intitial consonant 6 of 22 Assonance Repetition of vowel sound 7 of 22 Antithesis Strong contrast between two words, phrases or ideas. E.g. black to white 8 of 22 Simile One thing is likened to another 9 of 22 Metaphor One this is described to be another e.g. He is an *** 10 of 22 Onomatopoeia Words that sound like their meaning e.g. pop 11 of 22 Pun When a word could mean two different things to humorous effect 12 of 22 Personification Inanimate objects given human characteristics 13 of 22 Metric feet a repeated pattern of syllables 14 of 22 Iambic Unstressed-stressed 15 of 22 Trochee Stressed-Unstressed 16 of 22 Feminine ending Extra light syllable placed at the end of the line 17 of 22 Elision Removal of a syllable to fit the metre 18 of 22 Blank Verse Unrhymed iambic pentametre 19 of 22 Shakespearian Sonnet ABAB CDCD EFEF GG Octave expresses the situation, Sestet comes to conclusion 20 of 22 Petrachan Sonnet ABAB ABAB CDECDE Octave:two quatrains Sestet:two tercets 21 of 22 Volte Gap between octave and sestet 22 of 22
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