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[nehmch1]

can someone plz post a list of literary/visual techniques and their effects on the reader/audience

 

[alex_barca]

Credit to Ali from Facebook for these: English Terms Question Answers | Facebook

Metaphor: To say something is something else that is commonly known to create more meaning. eg. You're a pig.

Simile: To compare something with something similar to create more meaning, using like or as. eg. He ate like a pig. The boy was as fat as a pig.

Alliteration: To repeat a letter at the beginning of several words in succession. eg. The dumb dog died (d is repeated). The big bad bear (b repeated)

Assonance: The repetition of sounds (vowels) in successive words in a sentence to create sound imagery. Used often in poems eg. Floating down, the sound resounds around the icy waters underground — Pink Floyd , on a proud round cloud in white high night.

Hyperbole: Over exaggeration used for emphasis. eg. I have told you a million times.

Cliche: A phrase so often used that has lost its meaning or effect. eg. it's raining cats and dogs

Onomatopoeia: words than sound like what they read. Used often in poems to create sound imagery. eg. oink, roar, meow.

Personification: Giving living characteristics to non-living things. eg. The cloud cried. The wind roared.

Pun: a play on words that have more than one meaning. eg. Two silk worms had a race. They ended up in a tie.

Oxymoron: Words which contradict eachother and are used for emphasis and giving more effect. eg. deafening silence.

 

[nehmch1]

thanks for that =]

how does each one effect the reader?

 

[occer]

Bullshit that part, most alliteration makes the text seem faster though.