Techniques

Question 1

Imagery

Answer 1

This technique uses descriptive language to create a vivid picture in the reader’s mind.

Question 2

Metaphor

Answer 2

This is a figure of speech that compares two things that are not alike to create a new and imaginative perspective.

Question 3

Simile

Answer 3

This technique is similar to a metaphor, but it uses the words “like” or “as” to make a comparison.

Question 4

Personification

Answer 4

This is a technique that gives human qualities to non-human objects or animals.

Question 5

Alliteration

Answer 5

This is a technique that involves using words that have the same sound at the beginning of each word, in order to create a musical effect.

Question 6

Rhyme

Answer 6

This is a technique that involves using words that have similar sounds at the end of each line.

Question 7

Iambic pentameter

Answer 7

‘Pentameter’ means that there are five of these feet within a line. This line, then, reads: da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM, da-DUM.

Question 8

Assonance

Answer 8

Long vowel sounds slow down your reading, creating a more downbeat or sombre mood, while short vowel sounds like can pick up the rhythm, making it more upbeat.

Question 9

Enjambment

Answer 9

Enjambment is the term used when a sentence or phrase spills over from one line of poetry to the next, without any punctuation.