English Flashcards
Metaphor
To give an inanimate object human characteristics/ qualities
Simile
Sounded with a hissing effect, for example ‘s, sh’
Personification
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Onematipia
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
Sibilance
A vivid description that appeals to a readers’ senses to create an image or
idea in their head
Alliteration
Another word for verse (paragraph within a poem)
Imagery
Comparing two things by saying they are each other
Rhyme
The use of the same letter at the beginning of words that are close
Tone
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Stanza
Repetition of the same consonant sounds
Consonance
The attitude/ mood expressed within a poem
Enjambment
To describe something ‘as’ or ‘like’ something else