Poetic Technique’s Flashcards
(13 cards)
1
Q
Alliteration
A
The words start with the same sound
2
Q
Assonance
A
Repeated vowels sounds
3
Q
Allusion
A
Referring to another writers work
4
Q
Couplet
A
Is two lines with the same rhythm and rhyme
5
Q
Cacophony
A
Harsh sounds
6
Q
Enjambment
A
Running over a sentence with no punctuation
7
Q
Hyberpole
A
Exaggeration
8
Q
Metaphor
A
Comparing two things that aren’t alike but have something in common
9
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
Word that sounds like what it means
10
Q
Personification
A
Describing something as if it is a person
11
Q
Repition
A
Words repeated for effect
12
Q
Simile
A
Describing something using ‘like’ or ‘as’
13
Q
Sibilance
A
Repeated ‘s’ sounds
