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Part of a poem that makes the reader or audience feel sorrow or pity.

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PATHOS

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PUN

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A play on words

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A play on words

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PUN

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Conjoining (putting together) two contradictory terms ex. deafening silence

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OXYMORON

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OXYMORON

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Conjoining (putting together) two contradictory terms ex. deafening silence

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RHYTHM

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The arrangement of words in a poem with stresses on different syllables or parts of the poem.

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The arrangement of words in a poem with stresses on different syllables or parts of the poem.

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RHYTHM

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RHYME

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Using words that sound the same.

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Using words that sound the same.

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RHYME

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SYLLABLE

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An unbroken sound that is part of a word and is used to make up a word.

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An unbroken sound that is part of a word and is used to make up a word.

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SYLLABLE

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Playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning.

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IRONY

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IRONY

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Playing around with words such that the meaning implied by a sentence or word is actually different from the literal meaning.

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The message of the poem; the point the author wishes to make.

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THEME

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THEME

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The message of the poem; the point the author wishes to make.

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What the poem is about (the ‘subject matter’)

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TOPIC

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TOPIC

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What the poem is about (the ‘subject matter’)

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TONE

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The attitude of the writer towards his subject matter.

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MOOD

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Feelings expressed. Includes what the writer/speaker feels AND how the reader feels when they read the poem. May also be related to the atmosphere created.

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The attitude of the writer towards his subject matter.

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TONE

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Feelings expressed. Includes what the writer/speaker feels AND how the reader feels when they read the poem. May also be related to the atmosphere created.

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MOOD

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White suggests purity & cleanliness; red – passion & sometimes blood/violence; black – darkness & despair etc.

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COLOUR

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COLOUR

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White suggests purity & cleanliness; red – passion & sometimes blood/violence; black – darkness & despair etc.

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POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES

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tremendous, delirious, fabulous, heavenly V’s heavy, ugly, rusty, terrible, horrific etc.

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tremendous, delirious, fabulous, heavenly V’s heavy, ugly, rusty, terrible, horrific etc.

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POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE ADJECTIVES

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POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE VERBS

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to shine, to gather, to spring, to capture, to soothe, to comfort, to light, to brood etc.

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to shine, to gather, to spring, to capture, to soothe, to comfort, to light, to brood etc.

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POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE VERBS

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RHYTHM AND SOUND EFFECTS

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If fast can suggest excitement, danger or anger. If slow can suggest relaxation, sadness or disappointment

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If fast can suggest excitement, danger or anger. If slow can suggest relaxation, sadness or disappointment

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RHYTHM AND SOUND EFFECTS

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IMAGERY

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The picture the writer creates using words.

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The picture the writer creates using words.

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IMAGERY

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Repeating a word or phrase to emphasise its importance/ create a regular rhythm.

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REPETITION

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REPETITION

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Repeating a word or phrase to emphasise its importance/ create a regular rhythm.

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PERSONIFICATION

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Describing an object/idea as though it were alive. Giving it human qualities.

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Describing an object/idea as though it were alive. Giving it human qualities.

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PERSONIFICATION

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Placing 2 very different things side by side

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CONTRAST

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CONTRAST

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Placing 2 very different things side by side

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A word becomes a sign of something other than simply itself.

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SYMBOLISM

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SYMBOLISM

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A word becomes a sign of something other than simply itself.

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Where the writer compares 2 things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

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SIMILE

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SIMILE

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Where the writer compares 2 things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as’.

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METAPHOR

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Where two things are said to be the same.

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Where two things are said to be the same.

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METAPHOR

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Where the writer makes reference to ‘well-known’ figures or events from literature, history or mythology.

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ALLUSION

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ALLUSION

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Where the writer makes reference to ‘well-known’ figures or events from literature, history or mythology.

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HYPERBOLE

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The deliberate use of exaggeration.

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The deliberate use of exaggeration.

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HYPERBOLE

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Where words/sentences have more than one meaning/ are open to numerous interpretations.

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AMBIGUITY

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AMBIGUITY

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Where words/sentences have more than one meaning/ are open to numerous interpretations.

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A Q that doesn’t require a response (a statement disguised as a question).

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RHETORICAL Q

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RHETORICAL Q

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A Q that doesn’t require a response (a statement disguised as a question).

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ALLITERATION

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The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of a series of words. Eg. “Billy Brennan’s Barn”

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The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of a series of words. Eg. “Billy Brennan’s Barn”

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ALLITERATION

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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Words whose sound imitates their meaning

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Words whose sound imitates their meaning

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ONOMATOPOEIA

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ASSONANCE

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The repetition of similar vowel sounds.

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The repetition of similar vowel sounds.

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ASSONANCE

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PATHOS

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Part of a poem that makes the reader or audience feel sorrow or pity.

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SIBILANCE

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A stylistic device in poetry in which an “s” sound is repeated more than twice in quick succession

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A stylistic device in poetry in which an “s” sound is repeated more than twice in quick succession

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SIBILANCE

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