Poetic devices Flashcards
(22 cards)
Imagery
Description in poetry
metre
A regular pattern of beats in each line
Rythm
A repeated pattern of ordered sound
simile
An explicit comparison of two things using ‘like’ or ‘as’
Metaphor
An implicit comparison in which one thing is said to be another
Symbol
A conventional metaphor, such as a ‘dove’ for peace
Iambic pentameter
A line with 5 beats
Enjambment
When a sentence steps over the end of a line and continues into the next line or stanza
Caesura
A strong break in a line, usually signified by punctuation
Dramatic monologue
A poem written in the voice of a character
Figurative imagery
Description in poetry using metaphor, simile or personification
Onomatopoeia
Combinations of words, whose sounds mimic their meaning
Lyric poetry
A poem written in the first person, focusing on the emotional experience of the narrator
Adjective
A word that describes a noun
Alliteration
Words in a line starting with the same letter or sound
Ballad
A narrative poem with an alternating four and three beat line
Sonnet
A 14 line poem following several possible rhyme schemes
Assonance
Vowel rhyme, e.g ‘bat’ and ‘lag’
sensory imagery
Description that uses senses
Quatrain
A four line stanza
Diction
A term to describe the vocabulary used in a poem
Personification
Inanimate objects given human characteristics
