Poem Rules Flashcards
1
Q
Apostrophe
A
Person talks to a person who isn’t there (not in the room or dead) or to an object
2
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
Words imitate the sounds they make
3
Q
Simile
A
Compare with like or as
4
Q
Metaphor
A
Compare without like or ad
5
Q
Allusion
A
Indirect reference
6
Q
Juxtaposed
A
Putting two opposite things next to each other to highlight the differences
7
Q
Poetic inversion
A
A poet writes a line in a grammatically unusual way on purpose
8
Q
Alliteration
A
Repetition of similar sounds at the beginning of words
