Poetry Defenintions Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
What is alliteration
A
Alliteration is when to words begin with the same letter put beside each other purposely for example silly sausage
2
Q
What is assonance
A
A similar sound between the syllables of two nearby words for example eyes as wide as afootball pool
3
Q
What is a simile
A
When something is described by comparing it to something else using as or like
For example deaf as a doorknob or as fast as the flash
4
Q
What is a metaphor
A
A figure of speech that makes a non literal comparison between two unlike things for example hair is an exclamation point would be saying his hair sticks up
5
Q
What is contrast
A
Something used to emphasise the differences between to people, places or things
