Poetry Flashcards
Assonance
repeats individual vowel sounds in different words to build a phrase
Rhyme
repetition of sounds in a poem.
Common underlying technique
White Space - Used for underlying story, hesitation, or dramatic effect
Mana Wahine
Maori Feminism
Enjabment
incomplete syntax at the end of a line (Speeds up pace)
Imagery
the use of words to create images
Repetition
a repeated line, phrase, or group of lines that appears at regular intervals
Story of Maori creation
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.
Allusion
A reference to a literary work/character to imply a meaning or idea.