poetic techniques Flashcards
alliteration
repitition of two or more beginning sounds near each other
eg. sizzly snake
assonance
repition of vowels near each other
eg. fears will cease
anaphora
repetition of first word in consecutive sentences
eg, out of the cradle,
out of the mockingbirds throat
couplet
two lines that rhyme with each other
enjambment
when a sentence runs onto two or more lines
free verse
poetry with no rules- rhyme schemes, structure or metres.
gives artist more artistic expression
metre
refers to the stressed and unstressed syllables within the line.
mood
the atmosphere of a poem
Onomatopoeia
words to represent a sound
eg, achoo
Repetition
words being repeated to
cyclical
when the first and last line of a poem has the same idea
sonnet
poem made with one stanza with 14 lines
tone
authors attitude towards the subject of the poem
