The humorous or sarcastic use of words or ideas, implying the opposite of what they mean.
Irony
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Contrast is a rhetorical device through which writers identify differences between two subjects, places, persons, things or ideas. Simply, it is a type of opposition between two objects highlighted to emphasize their differences.
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The repetition of initial stressed, consonant sounds in a series of words within a phrase or verse line.
Alliteration
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The atmosphere or feeling that pervades the text, such as sadness, gloom, celebration, joy, anxiety, dissatisfaction, regret or anger.
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Where two words normally not associated are brought together: 'cold heat' 'bitter sweet'.
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A phrase which establishes similarity between two things to emphasise the point being made. This usually involves the words 'like' or 'as'
Simile
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The use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
Symbolism
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A device used in poetry where a sentence continues beyond the end of the line or verse. This technique is often used to maintain a sense of continuation from one stanza to another.
Enjambment
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Exaggerating something for literary purposes which is not meant to be taken literally; we gorged on the banquet of beans on toast.
Hyperbole
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A repetitive beat or metre within a poem.
Rhythm
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The repetition of a word or words at the beginning of successive phrases, clauses, or lines to create a sonic effect.