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• Rhythm: The word rhythm is derived from rhythmos (Greek) which means,
“measured motion”. Rhythm is a literary device which demonstrates the long
and short patterns through stressed and unstressed syllables particularly
in verse form.
ALLITERATION
• Alliteration: alliteration deals directly with the letters that comprise a phrase
and the sounds the words make instead of the words themselves. It is
characterized by a number of words, typically three or more, that have the
same first consonant sound fall within the same sentence or phrase.
• “Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers.”
CONSONANCE
• Assonance: takes place when two or more words close to one another
repeat the same vowel sound but start with different consonant sounds.
• “Men sell the wedding bells.”
REPETITION
• Repetition: is a literary device that repeats the same words or phrases a few
times to make an idea clearer.
• Anadiplosis: Repetition of the last word in a line or clause.
• Anaphora: Repetition of words at the start of clauses or verses.
TONE
• Symbolism: is the use of symbols to signify ideas and qualities by giving them
symbolic meanings that are different from their literal sense.
THEME