Poetic Techniques Flashcards
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Limerick
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Definition - 5 lined poem
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Simile?
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Definition - comparing two things using like as or than
Example - as fast as lightning
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Metaphor
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Definition - as fast a lightning
Example - as fast as lightning
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Rhyme
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Definition - Two words sound the same
Example - fat and cat
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Sonnet
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14 lined poem
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Onomatopoeia
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Definition - a word that sound like what it’s describing
Example - bang , pow
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Haiku
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Definition - 3 lined poem usually about nature
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Personification
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Definition - Giving an item a real life felling ( chair , table , door )
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Acrostic
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Definition - words beside Poem
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Pun
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Definition - play on words
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Alliteration
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Example - happy hippo , loud lion
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Hyperbole
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Definition - over exaggeration
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Assonance
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Vowels repeated
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Theme
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What’s it about
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Genre
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The category
