Poetic tecniques Flashcards
1
Q
Alliteration
A
words that begin with the same letter beside or close to eachother
2
Q
Allusion
A
a subtle reference to something
3
Q
Assonance
A
repitition of broad vowels
4
Q
enjabment
A
run-on line
5
Q
Hyperbole
A
exaggeration for emphasis
6
Q
imagery
A
descriptive language that appeals to the sences
7
Q
mood
A
main feeling or atmosphere in a poem
8
Q
metaphor
A
when one thing is described as being something else
9
Q
onomatopoeia
A
when words sound like their meaning
10
Q
personification
A
when something non-human is given human-like qualities
11
Q
repetition
A
when a word apears more than once
12
Q
rhyme
A
similar sounding words
13
Q
sibilant
A
the repetition of ‘s’ sounds
14
Q
simile
A
using ‘like’ or ‘as’ in a poem
15
Q
subject
A
focus of the poem
