Poetic languages Flashcards
1
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Simile
A
a comparison using “like or as”
2
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metaphor
A
a direct comparison from one thing to another
3
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personification
A
giving human characters to non human things
4
Q
onomatopoeia
A
words that describe sounds “bang”
5
Q
alliteration
A
repetition of constant sounds
6
Q
plosive
A
harsh “b,p,t,d” sounds
7
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sibilance
A
repeated “s” sounds
8
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oxymoron
A
when 2 contradictory words are placed together
9
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assonance
A
repetition of vowel sounds
10
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semantic field
A
words relating to the same topic or theme
11
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anaphora
A
repetition of words or phases at the start of the poem
12
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hyperbole
A
exaggeration
13
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irony
A
when something has a differnt meaning to what you think
14
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metonymy
A
a related item which replaces the original word or phrase
15
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pathetic fallacy
A
when weather represents the mood
