Poetic devices of amanda

1st para Literary devices: Anaphora: Repeated use of a word at start of two or more lines (don’t bite… don’t hunch) Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (don’t hunch your shoulders) Rhyme: aaba ccc (Amanda, Amanda, straight, Amanda, sea, me, blissfully) Metaphor: use of word emerald sea for green colour of sea being similar to the colour of emrald Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’ Imagery: drifting blissfully Alliteration: ‘Stop that slouching and sit up straight’ – ‘s’ sound is being repeated at the start of closely placed words. Allusion: ‘mermaid’ is a well known imaginary creature. 2nd para Literary devices: Anaphora: Repeated use of a word at start of two or more lines (did you finish….did you tidy) Rhyme: Rhyme scheme is aada eee (Amanda, Amanda, shoes, Amanda, street, feet, sweet) Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘o’ (Thought, told, you, your, shoes) Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’ Metaphor: silence is golden – silence is said to be glorious like golden colour freedom is sweet – freedom is said to be sweet in taste. 3rd para Literary devices: Allusion: use of famous fairy tale character Rapunzel Rhyme: rhyme scheme aafa ggg (Amanda, Amanda, you, Amanda, care, rare, hair) Assonance: use of vowel sound ‘e’ and ‘o’ (Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you Consonance: use of sound ‘r’ (I am Rapunzel; I have not a care …..Bright hair) Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’ 4th para Literary Devices: Alliteration: ‘Stop that sulking’ – ‘s’ sound is repeated at the start of closely placed words Repetition: use of word ‘Amanda’ Rhyme scheme: aaha (Amanda, Amanda, you, Amanda)