Poetic techniques Flashcards
1
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Aliiteration
A
The repetition of the same letter or sound for an effect
2
Q
Metaphor
A
A comparison that does not use ‘or’ ‘like’ or ‘as’.
3
Q
Simile
A
A comparison using ‘like’ or ‘as’
4
Q
Personification
A
When an inanimate object is described as if it has human qualities
5
Q
Adjective
A
Describing word
6
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Repetition
A
Words or phrases that are repeated for effect
7
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Onomatopoeia
A
Words that describe sounds
8
Q
Free verse
A
Poetry with no rhyme scheme or regular rhythm or line lenght
9
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Personal pronoun
A
Words that are used to replace names
10
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Imagery
A
Description in the poem that makes the reader feel that they can see what is described
11
Q
Rhythm
A
The beat of the poem
12
Q
Rhyme
A
Words that have the same end sounds
13
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Hyperbole
A
Exaggeration
14
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Stanza
A
Verse in the poem
15
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Assonance
A
Repeated vowel sounds
