Poetic Techniques Flashcards
(19 cards)
Simile
Figure of speech, explicit comparison between things using like or as
Personification
figure of speech where something non-human is given human characteristics to create imagery
metaphor
figure of speech which one thing is said is to be another
extended metaphor
comparison that extends throughout a series of lines in a poem
hyperbole
a figure of speech composed of a striking exaggeration
connotations
meaning implied by a word parat from the thing which it describes explicitly.
oxymoron
a combination of two contradictory words usually an adjective followed by a contrasting noun
paradox
a seemingly self-contradictory phrase or concept that illuminates a truth.
the curtain of night feel upon us
metaphor
im drowning in a sea of grief
metaphor
But soft! what light through yonder window breaks? it is the East, and juliet the sun! Arise, far sun, and kill the envious moon. who is already sick and pale with grief.
extended metaphor
watching the show was like watching grass grow
simile
o my love is like the melody thats sweetly played in me
simile
as loudly as nine or ten thousand men
hyperbole
ah, were weary of weather said the sunflowers, shining with dew
personification
shall i compare thee to a summers day
connotations
cruel kindness
oxymoron
the shackles of love straitend him. his honour rooted in dishonour and faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.
oxymoron
all animals are equal, but some are more qual than others
paradox
