Poetic techniques Flashcards
(15 cards)
What is a Assonance
Assonance; is the repetition of the same or similar vowel sounds within words, phrases, or sentences
What is a alliteration
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighbouring words or syllables
What is a consonance
A resemblance in sound between two worlds or an initial rhyme
What is a rhyme
two or more words with similar-sounding final syllables placed so as to echo one another
What is a Imagery
imagery is a vivid and vibrant form of description that appeals to readers’ senses and imagination
What is a metaphor
Metaphor; a comparison between two things that states one thing is another in order to help explain an idea or show hidden similarities
What is a simile
Simile; a figure of speech and type of metaphor that compares two different things using the words “like” or “as
What is a juxtaposition
- Juxtaposition; Juxtaposition is a literary technique that places two unlike things next to one another. Juxtaposition brings together disparate ideas, characters, descriptions, places
What is * Personification;
when you give an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have
What is Enjambment.
the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next
What is Repetition
the use of the same word or phrase multiple times
What is a Meter
the rhythmic pattern of a poetic line
What is Irony
implies a distance between what is said and what is meant. Based on the context, the reader is able to see the implied meaning in spite of the contradiction.
What is Onomatopoeia.
words whose sounds imitate what is being described Eg;
crash, pop, buzz, splat
