Created by: alicebratis
Number of Blossarys: 5
The author / speaker raises a question, but doesn't answer it directly as he/she sees the answer (usually Yes or No) as obvious. Rhetorical questions are used to provoke, emphasise or ...
Repetition consists of words or phrases that are repeated throughout the text to emphasise certain facts or ideas. Example: Down, down, down. Would the fall never come to an end! »I wonder how many ...
Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to animals, inanimate objects or abstractions. Animals, inanimate objects or abstractions are represented as having human characteristics ...
Parallelism occurs when successive clauses or sentences are similarly structured. This similarity makes it easier for the reader / listener to concentrate on the message. Example: The mediocre ...
Onomatopoeia is a word imitating a sound. The pronunciation of the word imitates a sound. Onomatopoeia is used because it's often difficult to describe sounds. Furthermore, a story becomes more ...
Points of view refers to first or third person narration. In the case of first-person narrator, the narrator tells the story from his / her point of view. It is a limited point of view as the reader ...
Metaphor is a figurative expression. Metaphor compares two different things in a figurative sense. Unlike in a simile (A is like B.), "like" is not used in metaphor (A is B.). Example: Truths are ...