Poetic Divices

Question 1

Assonance

Answer 1

Repeated vowel sounds in words placed near each other, usually on the same or adjacent line

Question 2

Image

Answer 2

A picture in your mind formed using descriptive adjectives

Question 3

Onomatopoeia

Answer 3

Words that sound like their meaning. It’s very aural and it appeals to the ear

Question 4

Repetition

Answer 4

The reuse of words and phrases for an effect. Makes the poet sound….Shocks us… Leads up to… etc

Question 5

Rhyme

Answer 5

Words that have different beginning sounds but who’s endings sound alike

Question 6

Rhythm

Answer 6

A regular pattern of accented syllables

Question 7

Alliteration

Answer 7

The use of the same consonant in any part of adjacent words

Question 8

Simile

Answer 8

Comparison using like or as. Enhances your understanding of a person, place, or emotion

Question 9

Metaphors

Answer 9

Comparison that doesn’t use like or as. Enhances your understanding of a person, place or emotion

Question 10

Personification

Answer 10

Giving something human qualities

Question 11

Sibilance

Answer 11

Repetition of the letter s. Has a calming affect. It slows the pace down

Question 12

Couplet

Answer 12

Two lines, one after the other, usually rhyming and the same length. Often used to moralise and summarise

Question 13

Syllables

Answer 13

Units of sound

Question 14

Vivid imagery

Answer 14

Very clear/detailed imagery

Question 15

Mood

Answer 15

The atmosphere created in the poem itself

Question 16

Figurative language

Answer 16

The use of language such as metaphors, similes and allusions to give readers insight

Question 17

Direct speech

Answer 17

Including lines of speech “ “ in a poem

Question 18

Colloquial language

Answer 18

The language used in informal conversation

Question 19

Dialect

Answer 19

The way certain groups of people speak

Question 20

Refrain

Answer 20

Like a chorus or repetition. Lines in a refrain are repeated to emphasise a mood or feeling

Question 21

Iambic pentameter

Answer 21

In a line of poetry, words are parcelled into what is called a foot. This is the repetition of a basic unit. An iamb is one of the basic feet or part of the line

Question 22

Aesthetic

Answer 22

Descriptive, figurative language, how things look

Question 23

Enjambment

Answer 23

(In a poem) the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

Question 24

Allegory

Answer 24

A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

Question 25

Idiom

Answer 25

A word or phrase that is not taken literally. For example, ‘over the moon’