Poetic devices Flashcards
1
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Repeating a letter sound.
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Alliteration
2
Q
A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
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Simile
3
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When a poet treats something as if it were human.
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Personification
4
Q
Repeating a word or phrase.
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Repetition
5
Q
A section/verse of a poem.
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Stanza
6
Q
This is the voice we can imagine when reading the poem.
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Tone
7
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This is the pace or beat of the poem.
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Rhythm
8
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The way a poem has been put together.
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Structure
9
Q
Words that create pictures in the reader’s head.
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Imagery
10
Q
A comparison without using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
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Metaphor
11
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Words that match in sound, usually at the end of a line.
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Rhyme
12
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The central ideas that a writer explores in a poem.
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Theme
