Poetry Flashcards

1
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Assonance

A

repeats individual vowel sounds in different words to build a phrase

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2
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Rhyme

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repetition of sounds in a poem.

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3
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Common underlying technique

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White Space - Used for underlying story, hesitation, or dramatic effect

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4
Q

Mana Wahine

A

Maori Feminism

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5
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Enjabment

A

incomplete syntax at the end of a line (Speeds up pace)

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6
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Imagery

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the use of words to create images

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7
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Repetition

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a repeated line, phrase, or group of lines that appears at regular intervals

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8
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Story of Maori creation

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Ranginui (the sky) and Papatūānuku (the earth) were joined together, and their children were born between them in darkness. The children decided to separate their parents, to allow light to come into the world. After the children became gods of various parts of the natural world.

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9
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Allusion

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A reference to a literary work/character to imply a meaning or idea.

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