Poetic language Flashcards
What is viewpoint?
The point of view or the perspective taken in the poem
What is imagery?
Language used in a non-literal way.
For example, figurative devices such as similes, metaphors and personification.
What is a simile?
A simile is a comparison made between two objects using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
What is personification?
Personification is presenting an inanimate object or animal as though it were human.
What is a register?
The level of language- formal, informal, standard or colloquial.
What is a connotation?
Connotations are the set of values or associations that a word has, in addition of a dictionary definition.
What is a connotation?
Connotations are the set of values or associations that a word has, in addition of a dictionary definition.
What is a lexical or semantic field?
A collection of words belonging to the same category
What is tone in poetry?
Tone is the feeling or atmosphere provoked by a poem.
