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GCSE English Literature · key term
The repetition of sibilant sounds, such as ‘s’ and ‘sh’, in nearby words.
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The repetition of ‘s’ or similar hissing sounds in nearby words.
Revise: Act 3The soft sibilance in “Sounds and sweet airs” helps his language evoke the gentleness he describes. “Delight” contrasts with “hurt”, presenting the island as a place of comfort rather than threat.
The repetition of sibilant sounds, especially ‘s’, as in ‘spools of suffering’. Its effect depends on the surrounding meaning.
Parts (a) and (b): Explain what repetition, punctuation and sound contribute to meaning; naming a pantoum or sibilance is only the beginning of analysis.
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The repetition of sibilant sounds, especially ‘s’ and ‘sh’, in nearby words.
Paper 1, Paper 2
The repetition of sibilant sounds, particularly ‘s’ and ‘sh’, in nearby words.
Revise: Act 3The sibilance in “Sounds and sweet” helps make the speech itself musical, while “delight” and “hurt not” replace the scene’s earlier threats with reassurance.
Repeated ‘s’ or similar hissing sounds in nearby words.
Repeated ‘s’ or similar hissing sounds, which can contribute to the sound and tone of a passage.
Repetition of s, sh or similar hissing sounds in nearby words.
The repetition of ‘s’, ‘sh’ or similar hissing sounds in nearby words.
Paper 1, Paper 2
Repetition of ‘s’ or similar hissing sounds in nearby words.
Revise: Nanima“Shrivel” suggests a loss of size and strength; the sibilance sharpens the hostile image. This is a wish for their power to collapse, expressed through Meena’s imagination.
The repetition of hissing sounds, especially ‘s’, in nearby words.
Repetition of sibilant sounds, especially ‘s’ and ‘sh’, in nearby words.
The repetition of nearby sibilant sounds, especially ‘s’ and ‘sh’.
Repetition of sibilant sounds, such as ‘s’ and ‘sh’, in nearby words.
Repetition of hissing sounds, especially ‘s’ sounds, which can create different effects depending on their context.
The repetition of hissing sounds, especially ‘s’, ‘sh’ and ‘z’.
The repetition of hissing sounds, particularly “s”, in nearby words.
Repetition of an ‘s’ or similar hissing sound in nearby words, as in “single sweet”.
