Poetic Terms Flashcards
To give an inanimate object human characteristics/ qualities.
Personification
To give an inanimate object human characteristics/ qualities.
Personification
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Rhyme
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
Enjambement
A vivid description that appeals to a readers’ senses to create an image or idea in their head.
Imagery
Another word for verse (paragraph within a poem)
Stanza
Comparing two things by saying they are each other
Metaphor
The use of the same letter at the beginning of words that are close
Alliteration
Words that sound the same as what they present
Onomatopoeia
What poetic term is “Sarah’s silly sister swallowed her sweet.”
Sibilance
The attitude/mood expresses within a poem
Tone
What is the defintion of personification
To give an inanimate object human characteristics/ qualities.
What is sibilance?
Sounded with a hissing effect, for example
‘s, sh’
Enjambement
The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line
What is imagery
A vivid description that appeals to a readers’ senses to create an image or idea in their head.
