Poetry Knowledge - Poetry Techniques Flashcards
(22 cards)
Abstract
An idea, rather than a real thing
Alliteration
Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of closely connected words
Assonance
Resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, occuring particularly from 2 or more stressed, rhymed vowels (not consonants)
Authentic
Seems genuine or truthful
Colloquial Language
Informal, casual language
Emotive Language
Language used to make you feel a specific emotion
Euphemism
Alternative words to make something nasty sound less harsh or blunt
Extended Metaphor
Refers to a comparison between 2 unlike things that continues throughout a series of sentences in a paragraph, or lines in a poem
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
Imagery
Descriptive or figurative language
Irony
A device or event in which what appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs radically from what is actually the case
Metaphor
A way of comparing by saying something is something else, even though it isn’t
Mood
Another word for atmosphere
Onomatopoeia
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Personification
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
Plosive
A consonant that is produced by stopping the airflow using the lips, teeth, or palate, followed by a sudden release of air
Rhetorical Question
A question that doesn’t have an answer
Semantic field
Groups/categories of words
Sibilance
Repetition of soft consonant sounds in words to create a hissing sound in the writing
Simile
Comparing something using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’
Symbolism
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities
Tone/Voice
Attitude of a writer toward a subject or audience
