Poetic Devices Flashcards by Amanda Trehearn

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Metaphor (also extended metaphor)

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x=y

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Simile

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like/as/than

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Symbolism

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object = idea

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Aural/Visual/Tactile/Gustatory/ Olfactory imagery

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sound/sight/touch/taste/smell figurative language

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Hyperbole

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exagerration

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Iambic pentameter

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unstressed/stressed syllable x 5

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Personification

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object to human

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Reification

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human to object

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Anthropomorphism

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animal to human

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Zoomorphism

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human to animal

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Pathetic fallacy

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weather reveals emotions

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Volta

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change of topic/argument

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Oxymoron

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opposing words

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Antithesis

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opposing phrase

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Juxtaposition

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opposing sentences

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Lexis (lexical choice)

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word choice

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Holophrastic sentence

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short sentence fragment

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Caesura

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break in a line (full stop)

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Enjambment

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run on lines

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Stanza

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verses/paragraphs of poems

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Sonnet

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14 line poem

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Ballad

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song in 4 line stanzas

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Haiku

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short 3 line poem 5/7/5 syllables

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Elegy

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poem to one who has died

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Ode

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poem of praise

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Free verse

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unstructured poem

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Tone

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the quality of voice of the speaker

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Attitude

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the stance or mentality of the speaker

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Persona

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the character in a poem

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Narrative voice

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the voice of the speaker in a poem

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Point of view

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the view we see events from

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This question is reversed

x=y

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Metaphor (also extended metaphor)

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This question is reversed

like/as/than

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Simile

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This question is reversed

object = idea

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Symbolism

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This question is reversed

sound/sight/touch/taste/smell figurative language

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Aural/Visual/Tactile/Gustatory/ Olfactory imagery

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This question is reversed

exagerration

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Hyperbole

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This question is reversed

unstressed/stressed syllable x 5

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Iambic pentameter

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This question is reversed

object to human

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Personification

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This question is reversed

human to object

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Reification

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This question is reversed

animal to human

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Anthropomorphism

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This question is reversed

human to animal

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Zoomorphism

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This question is reversed

weather reveals emotions

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Pathetic fallacy

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This question is reversed

change of topic/argument

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Volta

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This question is reversed

opposing words

A

Oxymoron

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This question is reversed

opposing phrase

A

Antithesis

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This question is reversed

opposing sentences

A

Juxtaposition

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This question is reversed

word choice

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Lexis (lexical choice)

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This question is reversed

short sentence fragment

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Holophrastic sentence

Q

This question is reversed

break in a line (full stop)

A

Caesura

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This question is reversed

run on lines

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Enjambment

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This question is reversed

verses/paragraphs of poems

A

Stanza

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This question is reversed

14 line poem

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Sonnet

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This question is reversed

song in 4 line stanzas

A

Ballad

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This question is reversed

short 3 line poem 5/7/5 syllables

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Haiku

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This question is reversed

poem to one who has died

A

Elegy

Q

This question is reversed

poem of praise

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Ode

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This question is reversed

unstructured poem

A

Free verse

Q

This question is reversed

the quality of voice of the speaker

A

Tone

Q

This question is reversed

the stance or mentality of the speaker

A

Attitude

Q

This question is reversed

the character in a poem

A

Persona

Q

This question is reversed

the voice of the speaker in a poem

A

Narrative voice

Q

This question is reversed

the view we see events from

A

Point of view