Poetry Terms Revision Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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Using the same word or phrase multiple times =
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Repetition
2
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A comparison, which one this is said to be like another =
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Metaphor/simile
3
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The attitude the speaker or narrator is speaking in, The mood of the writing =
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Tone
4
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A word used to describe a noun =
A
Adjective
5
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A word used to describe and action or state =
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Verb
6
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The repetition of the same sounds or letters with words in the same sentence =
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Alliteration
7
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Words containing just one syllable or words containing more than one syllable =
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Monosyllabic Words or Polysyllabic Words
8
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The running on of a sentence, over the end of a line of poetry without a mark of punctuation =
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Enjambment
9
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A break or pause within a line of poetry indicated by punctuation
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Caesura
