Literacy Devices Flashcards
poetic terms glossary
Assonance
Repetition of the similar vowel sounds
Ballad
A poetry form in strict 4-line verses with a regular rhyme scheme.
Usually involves telling a story (possibly a fantastical narrative)
Dialect Words
Form of a language spoken in a particular area or by a particular social group
End-Stopping
When there is a pause at the end of a line, usually a full stop
Enjambment
When a sentence runs over from one line of verse into the next
Free verse
A poem with no regular rhythm
Half-rhyme
Words that almost rhyme but no quite : Similar to assonance
Literal and Figurative language
Literal Language: Directly what it states
Figurative Language: Does not mean directly what it states
Ode
A form of poetry which is generally expressing feelings of gratitude
Usually in three stanzas
Refrain
A recurring phrase or lines at the end of each stanza of poetry
Like a one chorus line
Rhyme Scheme
The way rhymes within a poem are organised.
Written by using aabb, abab etc.
Sibilance
Alliteration of the “s” sound
Sonnet
A poem of fourteen lines, usually in iambic pentameter
Stanza
Another word for verse - The clear demarcated part of a poem
Rhyming Couplets
Two lines following each-other which rhyme
Speaker
The ‘voice’ that is speaking in a poem written in the first person
Non-standard English
A variety of English other than standard
Example: Caribbean, Cockney, Scouse
Imagery
Language that describes something using at least one of the five senses
Iambic Pentameter
A line of verse with five bears, which fall on the second syllable of each pair
Example: ti TUM ti TUM ti TUM ti TUM ti TUM
Free verse
A poem with no regular rhythm or line length
Dramatic Monologue
An imaginary speaker addressing an imaginary audience
