Poetic Techniques Flashcards by Sam Carroll | Brainscape

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Metaphor

A

Comparing something not using like,as or than

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Limerick

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5 lined poem

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Rhyme

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2 words that sound sound the same

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Rhythm

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Speed or beat of the poem

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Sonnet

A

14 lined poem

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Haiku

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3 lined poem usually about nature

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Personification

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Giving an object that isn’t living a

Human characteristics

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Acrostic

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Using the first letter of the word to describe it

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Pun

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Play on words

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Hyperbolé

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The use of exaggeration

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Imagery

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Pictures or images created inside your head

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Simile

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Using like,as or than to compare something

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