Glossary e.g Metaphor

Question 1

Juxtaposition

Answer 1

The placing of two words or images next to each other in order to create an effect

Question 2

Metaphor

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Describing something by saying it is something else

Question 3

Connotations

Answer 3

The additional meanings suggested by a word or meanings suggested by a word or meaning

Question 4

Similes

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Describing by comparing to something else usually uses “like”

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Rhythm

Answer 5

The pattern of “beats” within a poem

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Contrast

Answer 6

Using differences in words image or ideas to create an effect

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of words which sound like the thing they’re describing

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Alliteration

Answer 8

Repetition of constants sound for effect

Question 9

Voice

Answer 9

The speaker of the poem

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Repetition

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Repeating words images and ideas for effect

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds for effect

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Implication

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Hinting at ideas feelings and ideas without messages without expressing them explicitly

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Impersoner

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A ‘mask’ which a poet may adopt to speak in a voice other than there own

Question 14

impersonification

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Describing a non-human object in human terms

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Cliche

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A frase which has been overused

Question 16

Ambiguous

Answer 16

This means there are multiple meanings of the word