Poetic Techniques Flashcards
Alliteration meaning
the occurrence of the same letter at the beginning of adjacent of closely connected words
Enjambment meaning
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
Mood meaning
a temporary state of mind or feeling
Onomatopoeia meaning
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
Repetition meaning
The action of repeating something that has already been said or written
Rhyme meaning
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words
Rhythm meaning
A strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound
Tone meaning
The poets attitude toward the poem’s speaker, reader and subject matter.
Hyperbole meaning
Exaggerated statements or claims not to be taken literally
Oxymoron meaning
A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction.
