Poetic Terms Flashcards
Simile
Making a comparison
between two things
Like or as
“ ….Like wrongs hushed up”
“…like old beggars”
Metaphor
One thing becomes another
to increase the comparison.
Clays of a cold star.
Adjective
Provides more information
about a noun to clarify for
the reader.
Clumsy helmets
Personification
Attributing human
characteristics to inanimate
objects
Signals nodded, Kind old sun
Alliteration
Repetition of consonant
sound for effect
Men marched
Assonance
Repetition of the vowel
sound for effect
‘tut tut tut”
Onomatopoeia
A sound word Gwaph
Repetition
A word repeated to
emphasise its importance
In vain vain vain
Symbolism
A thing that conveys more meaning
White wreaths – flowers
also sent when dead
Hyperbole
Over exaggeration You are the best, most
excellent person in the
entire universe
Rhetorical questions
Prompts the reader to
engage by asking them a
question
“ What passing-bells for
those who die as cattle?”
Point of view
First-person – I think
Second person – You are –
involves the reader
Third person – they –
objective observation
“My friend, you would not
tell…”
Connotation
The power of the word as
either positive or negative
Antique/used
