Poetic Devices - Part 1 Flashcards
1
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anagnorisis
A
a character is revealed to another character / moment of realisation
2
Q
anapest
A
a metrical foot that has two unstressed syllables followed by an unstressed syllable
3
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anthropomorphism
A
giving human characteristics to a god, animal or object
4
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archaism
A
a very old, or old-fashioned style of language or art
5
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elegy
A
a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead
6
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elision
A
the exclusion of sounds or syllables in words of speech
7
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refrain
A
a repeated line(s) of poetry
