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Sound devices

MYP English Lang & Lit Sound Devices Key Definitions

Character traits and motivation

Internal conflict

External conflict

Character arcs

Showing vs telling

Dramatic structure

Dialogue and subtext

Stage directions

Tension and pacing

First-person narration

Third-person narration

Unreliable narrators

Narrative tone

Poetic forms

Imagery

Symbolism

Sound devices

Plot movement

Setting

Theme signalling

Narrative compression

Bias

Fact vs opinion

Visual analysis

Media construction

Sensory detail

Describing place

Travel voice

Moral dilemmas

Consequences

Values and belief systems

Claim and counterclaim

Evidence selection

Rhetorical appeals

Persuasive structure

Dialogue as relationship

Power dynamics

Social context

Symbol types

Duality and contrast

Agency

Choice

Theme evolution

Author intention

Sound devices Key Definitions

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Sound devices

Sound devices are language choices that create meaning through what a poem (or other text) sounds like when read aloud. They help a writer shape mood, pace, emphasis, and imagery, and they often make a line more memorable. In literary analysis, you do two key things:

Key Definitions