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Literary techniqueDefinitionExampleAllegoryA story ‘within’ a story, generally has a moral or ‘message’.AlliterationThe repetition of consonant sounds.AssonanceThe repetition of vowel sounds. CaesuraA cease or pause in poetry.CharacterisationThe traits and descriptions of a character.ClimaxThe most dramatic point of a text.ColonThe symbol “:” to indicate the commencement of further information, a quotation or a listConflictExternal or internal conflictContrastWhen two things contradict or are opposite.DialogueConversation, speech.Dramatic ironyWhen the audience knows something that a character does not.EnjambmentLines running into each other in poetry.IdiomWords that have a strange literal meaning actually figuratively represent something else - a well-known phrase. ImageryVivid description that puts an image in your head.InversionSentence structure altered for emphasis – like Yoda!JuxtapositionWhen two contrasting ideas are put together on purpose. Key IncidentThe most important moment or incident in a story.ListMultiple clauses separated by commas.MetaphorWhen something is said to be something it is not. MonologueWhen one person talks aloud.Narrative voiceThe voice in which a story is told – the persona who tells the story.OnomatopoeiaNoises that are representatives of sounds.OxymoronTwo contrasting words set directly together.ParadoxSomething which contradicts itself.PersonaA character that is adopted – The ‘person’ a narrator embodies.PersonificationWhen human characteristics are given to inanimate objects.Plosive soundsStrong consonants like ‘b’ and ‘p’ – where you expel air!RhymeWhen the endings of lines sound similar, or words end similarly and are put together for effect.SemicolonPunctuation mark “;” used to separate main clauses or introduce a contrasting idea.SettingThe place or time a story/poem/play etc is set in.Short SentencesA sentence made short for impact.SibilanceRepetition of the ‘s’ sound.SimileComparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’.SymbolismWhen an item, image or characteristic represents something else.ThemeA recurring idea in a text.ToneThe way a text is written – register.Word choiceA word selected for effect. ................
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