Poetic Techinques

Question 1

alliteration

Answer 1

Is when two or more words begin with the same letter

Question 2

enjambment

Answer 2

Enjambment is a run on line in a poem.

Question 3

thyme

Answer 3

The message that the poet is trying to say in the poem

Question 4

assonance

Answer 4

A repeated vowel in words

Question 5

Metaphor

Answer 5

Comparing two things not using like, than and as. E.g. he is a shining star

Question 6

Simile

Answer 6

Comparing two things using as and than e.g. he was LIKE a shining star

Question 7

Stanza/verse

Answer 7

Paragraphs

Question 8

Rhyme

Answer 8

When words have the same sound. It creates rhythm

Question 9

Repetition

Answer 9

A repeated word or sentence

Question 10

Onomatopoeia

Answer 10

When words sound like their meaning.

Question 11

Personification

Answer 11

When something non living is given human qualities.

Question 12

Hyperbole

Answer 12

Exaggeration for emphasis

Question 13

Contrast

Answer 13

when there is a strikingly obvious difference between two things.

Question 14

Imagery

Answer 14

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses
How a poet creates pictures in a poem.

Question 15

Sibilance

Answer 15

The repetition of ‘s’ sounds

Question 16

Tone

Answer 16

The poet’s attitude in a poem.