Poetic Techniques

Question 1

Word Choice/lexical choice

Answer 1

Using a specific word for impact

Question 2

Similie

Answer 2

(Imagery) - A comparison using like/as

Question 3

Metaphor

Answer 3

(Imagery) - Saying something is something it’s not

Question 4

Alliteration

Answer 4

Repetition of a consistent sound across a phrase

Question 5

Sibilance

Answer 5

Repetition of the sound S

Question 6

Caesura

Answer 6

Pause of punctuation in the middle of a line

Question 7

Contrast

Answer 7

Opposing terms/ideas

Question 8

Ambiguity

Answer 8

More than one meaning (unclear)

Question 9

Assonance

Answer 9

Repetition of a vowel sound

Question 10

Personification

Answer 10

(Imagery) - When an object is described to be doing something a human would

Question 11

Onomatopoeia

Answer 11

Sound words

Question 12

Repetition

Answer 12

Repeating something

Question 13

Synecdoche

Answer 13

When the whole of something is represented by a small thing

Question 14

Irony

Answer 14

The expression of one’s meaning by using language that usually signifies the opposite

Question 15

Enjambment

Answer 15

When a new line is created without punctuation prior

Question 16

Synaesthesia

Answer 16

Combination of sensory imagery

Question 17

Symbolism

Answer 17

When an object or idea is used to represent more than just itself