Applying Techniques in Writing (HSC SSCE English Standard): Flashcards
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Iambic tetrameter rhythm pattern
Iambic tetrameter rhythm pattern
da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM (4 stressed beats per line)
Ideal sentence length for steady prose rhythm (syllables)
Ideal sentence length for steady prose rhythm (syllables)
8-10 syllables in key descriptive paragraphs
Frost's rhyme scheme in 'Stopping by Woods'
Frost's rhyme scheme in 'Stopping by Woods'
AABA (chains stanzas together)
How many key motifs to thread through prose?
How many key motifs to thread through prose?
3-4 key images
Monosyllabic diction meaning
Monosyllabic diction meaning
Single-syllable words (e.g. woods, snow, dark, deep)
Target % of monosyllabic words in descriptive passages
Target % of monosyllabic words in descriptive passages
70%
Alliteration definition
Alliteration definition
Repetition of consonant sounds
Assonance definition
Assonance definition
Repetition of vowel sounds
Effect of soft sounds (s, th, w, f)
Effect of soft sounds (s, th, w, f)
Create serenity and gentleness
Effect of hard sounds (k, g, t, d)
Effect of hard sounds (k, g, t, d)
Create interruption and harshness