Poetic techniques

Question 1

Assonance

Answer 1

The same vowel sound is repeated but the constants are different

eg- sharp, dark

Question 2

Enjambment

Answer 2

sentence continues beyond the end of a line or verse

used to maintain a sense of continuation from one stanza to another

Question 3

Hyperbole

Answer 3

exaggerating something for literary purposes which is not meant to be taken literally

eg- we gorged on a banquet of beans on toast

Question 4

Imagery

Answer 4

similes, metaphors and personification- they all compare something ‘real’ with something ‘imagined’

Question 5

Irony

Answer 5

the humorous or sarcastic use of words or ideas implying the opposite of what they meant

Question 6

Monologue

Answer 6

shows characters importance or state of mind- thinking out loud

Question 7

oxymoron

Answer 7

where 2 word normally not associated with each other are brought together

eg- bitter sweet

Question 8

Onomatopoeia

Answer 8

a word that sounds like a noise it is describing

Question 9

Pathos

Answer 9

language that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow

-a sense of pathos

Question 10

Ambiguity

Answer 10

a word or phrase that could mean more than 1 thing

gets the reader thinking about the different possibilities

Question 11

Atmosphere

Answer 11

The feeling or mood of the poem

Question 12

Alliteration

Answer 12

First letter of a word is repeated in the words that follow

eg cold, crisp, clean

Question 13

Aural imagery

Answer 13

images created through sound, by the uses of techniques such as alliteration

Question 14

Narration, first person

Answer 14

using ‘I’ - telling of a story trough the voice of the poet

Question 15

Personification

Answer 15

a metaphor attributing human feelings to an object

Question 16

Pathetic fallacy

Answer 16

a type of personification where emotions are given to the weather

reflects the mood

Question 17

emotive language

Answer 17

language intended to create an emotional response

Question 18

personal pronouns

Answer 18

i, we, you

Question 19

Form

Answer 19

how the poem is structured and organised

Question 20

Single word sentence

Answer 20

amplifies the feelings of the poet

Question 21

Empathy

Answer 21

A feeling on the part of the reader of sharing the particular experience being described by the poet

Question 22

Narrative

Answer 22

a piece of writing that tells a story

Question 23

sonnet

Answer 23

a 14 line poem, usually with 10 syllables per line