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Poetic Terms Yr9 Flashcards

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What is an Onomatopoeia?

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Words that sound the same as what they represent

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What is Alliteration?

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The use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close

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What is Personification?

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To give an inanimate object human characteristics.

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What is a similie?

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To describe something ‘as’ or ‘like’ something else.

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What is repetition?

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The use of the same word/phrase more than once.

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What is a metaphor?

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Comparaing two things by saying they are eachother

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What is Enjambment?

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The continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line

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What is Rhythm?

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This describes the beat of a poem

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What is Rhyme?

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When lines of poetry end with the same sound

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What is a stanza?

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A verse of a poem

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What is Assonance?

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When vowel sound within the words are the same or very similar

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What is pivot/volta?

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Point at which the poem changes the mood, time, etc.

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What is Caesura?

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A pause within a line of poetry to give emphasis

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What is Irony?

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Use of words that are often humorous or sarcastic

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What are Fricatives?

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Soft brethy sounds: s, z, th, f

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What are Plosives?

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Hard, explosive sounds: p, t, k, b, g, d

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What is Sibilance?

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Sounded with a hissing effect, for example s,sh

18
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What is a Superlative?

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Expressing the highest or a very high degree / lowest or very lowest of degree

19
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What is Juxtaposition?

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Two things being seen or placed close together with
contrasting effect

20
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What is Foreshadowing?

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Be a warning or indication of (a future event)

21
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What is a Lexical set/Semantic field?

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A group of words with the same topic, function or
form

22
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What is are Archaisms?

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Words that are very old or old-fashioned

23
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What is an End focus?

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The most important information in a clause or
sentence is placed at the end

ENGLISH End Of Year 9 (4 decks)

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