ENGL 146 Study Guide - Final Guide: Anthropomorphism, Simile, Flashforward

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: English
• Course: ENGL 146
• Professor: Murray Andrew

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Alliteration: the use of the same sound (usually a consonant) at the beginning of two or more words in the same line or verse. Ex. (cid:862)the bear o(cid:374) the dehli road(cid:863) bir(cid:374)e(cid:455). (cid:862)(cid:271)(cid:455) the road the hi(cid:373)ala(cid:455)a(cid:374) (cid:271)ear/is (cid:271)eati(cid:374)g the (cid:271)rillia(cid:374)t air(cid:863) In fiction, it is the inclusion of details, scenes, or events from an earlier time. E(cid:454). (cid:862)cathedral car(cid:448)er uses a(cid:374)alepsis to e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) the histor(cid:455) (cid:271)et(cid:449)ee(cid:374) ro(cid:271)ert a(cid:374)d the (cid:374)arrator"s wife. Assonance: the repetition of vowel sounds in poetry in close proximity to one another. E(cid:454). (cid:862) toppi(cid:374)g (cid:271)(cid:455) woods o(cid:374) a (cid:374)o(cid:449)(cid:455) e(cid:448)e(cid:374)i(cid:374)g(cid:863) frost. (cid:862)his house is i(cid:374) the (cid:448)illage though(cid:863) Enjambment: the running on of then sense from one line of poetry to the next, with no pause created by punctuation or syntax. A run-on line is a verse that ends where one would not usually pause while speaking or add punctuation while writing.