POEM TECHNIQUES Flashcards
Onomatopoeia
the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Alliteration
same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Personification
Giving an inanimate object humane features or the other way.
Simile
comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
Repetition
the action of repeating something that has already been said or written.
Metaphor
compares two unrelated things, typically by stating that one thing is another (e.g., “that chef is a magician”).
Enjambment
a poetic term for the continuation of a sentence or phrase from one line of poetry to the next.
Rhythm
beat is created by the pattern of stressed. and unstressed. syllables in a line or verse. In modern poetry, line breaks, repetition and even spaces for silence can help to create rhythm.
Rhyme
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
Stanza
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
Assonance
resemblance of sound between syllables of nearby words, arising particularly from the rhyming of two or more stressed vowels, but not consonants but also from the use of identical consonants with different vowels
Pivot
completely change the way in which one does something.
Caesura
a pause near the middle of a line.
Irony
the expression of one’s meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Fricatives
letters such as f, s; v, z, this creates a noisy sound.
Plosives
the kinds of sounds usually associated with the letters p, t, k; b, d, g, in which it makes an abrupt sound
Sibilance
a type of literary device and figure of speech wherein a hissing sound is created in a group of words through the repetition of ‘s’ sounds.
Superlative
(of an adjective or adverb) expressing the highest or a very high degree of a quality
Juxtaposition
the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect.
Foreshadowing
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
Lexical set
a group of words with the same topic, function or form.
Archaisms
a thing that is very old or old-fashioned, especially an archaic word or style of language or art.
End Focus
end-focus is the principle that the most important information in a clause or sentence is placed at the end.
Common noun
A general object or idea. Baby
