Poetic Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Alliteration
A
When two words next to each other start with the same letter, consonance or assonance
2
Q
Half rhyme
A
When words almost rhyme but not fully
3
Q
Full rhyme
A
When words rhyme completely
4
Q
Metre
A
The basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse
5
Q
Enjambment
A
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
6
Q
Caesura
A
A pause near the middle of a line
7
Q
Quatrain
A
A stanza 4 lines long
8
Q
Stanza length
A
How long a stanza is
9
Q
Line length
A
How long a line is
10
Q
Oxymoron
A
Figure of speech that has 2 words that contradict each other next to one another
11
Q
Symbol
A
When a word/something represents another thing
