Unseen Poetry Flashcards

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What is an enjambment and why do Poets use them?

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An enjambment is a poetic structural technique which usually shows a lack of control from the poet and also is used when a poet is still explaining the same point

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What is a caesura and why do Poets use them?

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A caesura is a poetic structural technique which is a break usually some sort of punctuation which is usually used when a poet is in the middle of a line and has finished their point.

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What is OlFactory Imagery?

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Where you can imagine the smell that a poet is describing

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How do you analyse Vocabulary?

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Pick out three words or phrases that you believe are striking (try make the words link together) and then describe and say what the connotations of the word is.

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What does the acronym VISIT stand for?

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Vocabulary 
Imagery 
Structure
Intention
Tone
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What is a Rhyming Couplet?

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A rhyming pair of successful line usually the same length.

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