Poetic techniques

1. The special atmosphere or mood created by a particular environment: "The noir ambience is dominated by low- key lighting . . . and deep shadows, creating feelings of disorientation, loneliness and entrapment" .
7. implies the opposite of what is said. The intention is for the opposite to be understood. It is the tone which tempers or conveys this meaning. For example: “I can’t wait for my detention on Friday afternoon.”
8. The repetition of consonant sounds within close proximity, usually in consecutive words within the same sentence or line.
9. Compare by observing differences or opposites.
10. The running on of the thought from one line, couplet, or stanza to the next without a syntactical break (full stop, comma).

2. is a comparison without the use of “like” or “as”. A direct relationship where one thing or idea substitutes for another
3. Language which describes something in detail, using words to substitute for and create sensory stimulation, including visual imagery and sound imagery.
4. An overused expression or idea, e.g. ‘to die for’; ‘as thick as a plank’
5. Reference to matters outside of literary work. For example, people, events, myths, legends, biblical, historical, Shakespearean, contemporary references.
6. Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen