Poetic Devices Year 10 Flashcards

(42 cards)

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DENOTATION

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The literal meaning of a word.

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CONNOTATION

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The thoughts, feelings, meanings we associate with a word.

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SEMANTIC FIELD

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Words that all link to one particular topic.

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VERB

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A doing word, process or happening.

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ADJECTIVE

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A word that describes a verb or adverb.

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PRONOUN

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I, you, he, she, we, they.

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CONCRETE NOUN vs ABSTRACT NOUN

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A name or label.
A ________ noun is something you can hold: table, chair, bag.
An _________ noun is something intangible: holiday, anger, dream.

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IMAGERY

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Visually descriptive or figurative language.

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SENSORY LANGUAGE

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Language and descriptions using the five senses: sight, smell, touch, sound, taste.

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SIMILE

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Saying something is like something else.

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METAPHOR - DIRECT

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Saying something is something else.

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METAPHOR - IMPLIED

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Comparing two things that are not alike without actually mentioning the original thing being compared.

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PERSONIFICATION

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Giving human-like features and feelings to non-human things.

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ZOOMORPHISM

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Giving animal-like features, actions to non-human things.

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SYMBOLISM

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Where one thing is used to represent something else: a rose to represent love.

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PATHETIC FALLACY

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Giving emotions to things that are not human, often using weather to create atmosphere.

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ALLITERATION

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

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SIBILANCE

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The repetition of the ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘z’ sounds in closely connected words.

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CONSONANCE

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The repetition of consonant sounds in closely connected words.

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ASSONANCE

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The repetition of vowel sounds in closely connected words.

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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Words that mimic the sound they represent.

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CONTRAST

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Opposites placed close or across a text to highlight differences or change.

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JUXTAPOSITION

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Two things being seen or placed close together with a contrasting effect: (light next to dark.)

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OXYMORON

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Contradictory terms appear together to create one overall meaning: (He was falsely true.)

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ATMOSPHERE
The general feeling created by the poem.
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MOOD
The feelings of the reader towards the presented topic: nostalgic, optimistic, joyful, sympathetic.
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TONE
The feelings of the poet or speaker towards the presented topic: tragic, harmonious, hopeless, intriguing.
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LINKING PHRASE
Used to show effect when writing an analytical paragraph: to accentuate, to imply, to highlight, to illustrate, to show, to emphasise.
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SPEAKER
The voice of the poem, like a narrator. Sometimes this is the poet, other times not.
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MESSAGE
The main idea or story that the poet intends to convey.
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DIRECT ADDRESS
Speaking directly to the reader using the pronoun ‘you’.
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STANZA
Paragraph or section in poetry.
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ENJAMBMENT
One line or stanza flows to the next without any punctuation at the end of the line.
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CAESURA
A punctuated pause in the middle of a line of poetry: : ; - .
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RHETORICAL QUESTION
A question asked in order to create a dramatic effect or to make a point rather than to get an answer.
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RHYME
Words with the same sound pattern: gloom and room.
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IAMBIC PENTAMENTER
10 syllable heart-beat-like rhythm: da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM.
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SENTENCE STRUCTURE
The length of sentences. The way sentences are formed: passive, active, simple, compound, complex.
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TRIPLET/TRICOLON/RULE OF THREE
Three phrases in succession.
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FORESHADOWING
Offering hints at future events.
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ASYNDETIC LISTING
A list where there is no conjunction (and).
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SYNDETIC/POLYSYNDETIC LISTING
A list where all the items are separated with ‘and’.