Fricative
A consonant created by forcing air through a narrow channel, creating friction.
Real World
Poets exploit fricatives for effect: in Wilfred Owen's 'Futility', the repeated /s/ and /f/ sounds create a soft, sighing quality that mirrors the poem's tone of hopeless grief.
Exam Focus
Name the specific fricative and its voicing (e.g. voiceless labiodental /f/) rather than vaguely referring to 'harsh sounds'.
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