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english devices
literary and cinematic techniques
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| similie | a comparison of two or more things using 'like' or 'as' |
| metaphor | a comparison by stating that two or more things are the same or equal |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate the sound of the sound of the word |
| alliteration | repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables in a series of words |
| personification | giving nonhuman things human qualities |
| assonance | repetition of the same vowel in a series of words |
| symbol | anything that represents something larger or more complex |
| hyperbole | a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement |
| enjambment | the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line |
| oxymoron | a figure of speech that fuses two contradicting or opposing sides. |
| sibilance | repeated 's' sound close together |
| litotes | deliberate understatement for comic or dramatic effect |
| rhythm | a repeated beat or tempo or regularity to text |