MYE Rev Flashcards
To use the same word/phrase more than once
Repetition
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Rhyme
Point at which poem changes mood,time,ect.
Pivot
Hard,explosive sounds: p,t,k,b,g,d
Plosives
A group of words with the same topic,
Lexical set
Words that sound the same as what they represent
Onomatopoeia
When vowel sounds within words are the same or very simular
Assonance
Sounded with a hissing effect, for example s, sh
Sibilance
Two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effects
Juxtaposition
Soft breathy sounds: s, z, th, f
Fricatives
The most important information in a clause or sentence is placed at the end
End focus
To give sn inanimate object human characteristics.
Personification
Words that are very old or old-fashioned
Archaisms
Expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality
Superlative
Be a warning or indication of (a future event)
Foreshadowing
The continuation of a sentence without a pause
beyond the end of a line
Enjambment
Comparing two things by saying they are each other
Simile
Use of words or phrases that are often sarcastic and
or humorous
Irony
Groups of lines in a poem (a verse)
Stanza
This describes the beat of a poem
Rhythm
A pause within a line of poetry to give emphasis
Caesura
The use of the same sound at the beginning of words that are close
Alliteration
Comparing things by saying they are each other
Metaphor
