Poetic Vocabulary Flashcards
Simile
Describing something by comparing it to something else
Metaphor
Someone or something is described as being something else
Personification
Describing something by comparing it to a person
Alliteration
When words begin with the same sound
Sibilance
When words begin with/contain the letter S
Assonance
When vowel sounds within words are the same or similar
Repetition
When a word or idea appears more than once
Onomatopoeia
When a word sounds like the noise it makes
Line
The way words are grouped together
Caesura
A Pause within a line of poetry to give emphasis
Enjambement
When one sentence flows from one line or stanza into the next
Stanza
Groups of lines in a poem (a verse)
Rythme
This describes the beat of a poem
Rhyme
When lines of poetry end with the same sounds
Pace
The speed of a poem
Pivot
A Point at which poem changes a mood, time etc.
Imagery
Use of word pictures, figures of speech (similes, metaphors, personification) and description to
create ideas feelings.
Irony
Use of words or phrases that are often sarcastic and or humorous.
Symbol
When a word, phrase or image stands for or calls up a set of ideas
SMILE - Define
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