Poetry Terminology Flashcards
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What are techniques in poetry terminology ?
Techniques are used by writers as an attempt to make the reader think in a certain way. These techniques can be used by intrigue, inspire, persuade or simply convey information to the reader.
Abstract
An idea rather than a real thing
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
Assonance
Resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, arising particularly from the rhyming of two or more stressed vowels, but 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 two 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 does not have an answer
Semantic field
Groups/categories of words
Sibilance
Sibilance is a more specific type of alliteration that relies on the repetition of soft consonant sounds in words to create a hissing sound in the writing
Simile
Comparing something using 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
