Poetic tecniques Flashcards

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Alliteration

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words that begin with the same letter beside or close to eachother

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Allusion

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a subtle reference to something

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Assonance

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repitition of broad vowels

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enjabment

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run-on line

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Hyperbole

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exaggeration for emphasis

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imagery

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descriptive language that appeals to the sences

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mood

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main feeling or atmosphere in a poem

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metaphor

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when one thing is described as being something else

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onomatopoeia

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when words sound like their meaning

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personification

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when something non-human is given human-like qualities

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repetition

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when a word apears more than once

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rhyme

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similar sounding words

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sibilant

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the repetition of ‘s’ sounds

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simile

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using ‘like’ or ‘as’ in a poem

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subject

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focus of the poem

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symbols

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images or objects that represent something else

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theme

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main issue or concern of a poem

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tone

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the attitude of a poem