English

Question 1

Aliteration

Answer 1

The same letter at the beginning of words which are close together, eg “bright blue balloon”

Question 2

Couplet

Answer 2

When 2 lines rhyme

Question 3

Repitition

Answer 3

When a phrase or word is used several times. eg “The dark night gave way to a dark day.”

Question 4

Metaphor

Answer 4

When something is said to be another thing, for effect eg “Her eyes were blue sapphires.”

Question 5

Simile

Answer 5

When you compare a thing/person/idea to something else. Look out for ‘like’ or ‘as’ in this comparison!

Question 6

Symbolism

Answer 6

A generic term for using one small idea or thing to represent a larger idea. Eg a dove represents peace

Question 7

Stanza

Answer 7

Verse. ie the smaller sets of 3,4 or more lines which the poem is divided into.

Question 8

Rjyme

Answer 8

When two words have the same ending sound. The spelling is NOT necessarily the same; it’s the sound that matters eg “slaughter / water”

Question 9

Themes

Answer 9

An idea or group or related images which run throughout a text.

Question 10

Antithesis

Answer 10

Using opposite ideas and with parallel grammatical structures, eg “To be, or not to be.”