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Nirel Wiggins
Ms. Le
AP Lit, Per. 2
8 December 2021
Repetition A literary device that uses the Writers use this because of
same word or phrase over and how it can help emphasize a
over again in a piece of writing point and make a speech
or speech. easier to follow. It also adds to
the powers of persuasion by
convincing people of truth
within the text.
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Nirel Wiggins
Ms. Le
AP Lit, Per. 2
8 December 2021
Rhyme Scheme The pattern of rhymes at the Moves the text smoothly and
end of each line of a poem or adds substance to the words. It
song that repeats at the end of can affect the mood and add
a line or stanza. It is usually appeal to the poem.
referred to by using letters to
indicate which lines rhyme; lines
designated with the same letter
all rhyme with each other.
Nirel Wiggins
Ms. Le
AP Lit, Per. 2
8 December 2021
Sonnet A fourteen line poem about a Poets use the sonnet form to
single theme with a standard examine the tension that exists
rhyme scheme that expresses a between the two elements. The
thought or idea and utilizes an volta or “turn” within a sonnet is
established rhyme scheme by the point of this literary device
featuring two contrasting where there's a change from
characters, events, beliefs, or one rhyme pattern to another
emotions. that signals a change in subject
matter.
Nirel Wiggins
Ms. Le
AP Lit, Per. 2
8 December 2021
Tone A literary device that reflects the Expresses the writer's attitude
writer’s attitude toward the toward or feelings about the
subject matter or audience of a subject matter and audience.
literary work. Writers convey a sort of attitude
through tone, by creating a
particular relationship with the
reader that, in turn, influences
the intention and meaning of
the written words. However,
though the writer’s tone may
reflect their personal attitude or
opinion, this literary device may
also strictly apply to conveying
the attitudes and feelings of a
certain character or narrator.
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Nirel Wiggins
Ms. Le
AP Lit, Per. 2
8 December 2021