Poetic Techniques Flashcards
Rhyme
The ending of two words sound the same
Eg. Cook,book
Simile
When two things are compared to each other
Eg. She is like a rose
Metaphor
A comparison of two things without using like or as
Eg. Here eyes were sky blue
Pun
A play on words
Eg. Being struck by lighting is a shocking experience.
Limerick
A five line poem normally funny
Sonnet
A fourteen line poem
Haiku
Three line poem usually about nature
Eg. Between the two threes
Looking up at there branches
Which one should we climb
Stanza
A verse in poetry
Imagery
Pictures created by poet to make the subject matter
Eg. Where the ocean kissed the southern shore
Onomatopeia
The use of words the imitate the sounds associate with objects
Eg. Hiss and splat
Acrostic
A composition usually in verse in which sets of letters taken in order from a word
Alliteration
The occurrence of the same letter or sound in closely connected words
Eg. Sweet birds sang
Assonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in neighbouring words
Eg. do you like blue
Hyperbole
Exaggerated statements.
Eg. Mile high ice cream cone
Tone
The mood the authors writes the verse in
Eg. All morons hate it when you call them morons
