poetic techniques, general language, conflict types Flashcards
internal conflict
inside oneself
interpersonal
in between people, power play
external conflict
war, countries at dispute, abuse
simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
metaphor
figure of speech that describes something by saying it’s something else
personification
personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
alliteration
It occurs when two or more words are linked that share the same first consonant sound, such as “fish fry.”
repetition
Repetition is when a single word or phrase is used multiple times in short succession for effect. It can help emphasise a point
form
how we describe the overarching structure or pattern of the poem.
imagery
Literal imagery uses descriptive words that mean exactly what they say
imperative verbs
words used to create an imperative sentence that gives a command to the person being addressed.
connotations
the suggesting of a meaning by a word apart from the thing it explicitly names or describes.
semantic field
the conceptual domain eg. violence
enjambement
continuation of a sentence or clause across a line break (structural)
caesura
a break in the flow of sound usually in the middle of a line of verse (structural)
sonnet
14 lines, 4 lines at a time, a couplet at the end, rhymes every other line.
couplet
two lines in a poem that rhyme to themselves only
oxymoron
contradictory terms appear in conjunction, eg. defining silence.
volta
The turning point of a poem.
Rhyme
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
assonance
Assonance is the repetition of the vowel sound across words within the lines of the poem creating internal rhymes.
onomatephia
boing, gargle, clap, zap, and pitter-patter.
S.C.I.T.T.L.E.S
sumarry, context, intension, themes, techniques, language, effect, structure.
in media res
when a poem starts in the middle of the action
anaphora
repeated words or phrases at the begging of multiple lines - no more boomerang
homonym
words that are spelt the same but have different meaning
juxtaposition
Two opposite things
hyperbole
exaggeration for emphasis
denotation
literal meaning of things
epistrophe
repeated words or phrases at the ends of lines - woman work
refrain
it’s like a chorus in a song, a line that is regularly repeated throughout the poem, slightly disperced
allusion
making a reference to something, like in no more boomerang the gay din, aboriginal heritage, dulce est decorum
crunching poems
picking the most important word on each line to get the semantic field and the themes