Poetry Flashcards
1
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Simile
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Comparison using like or as
2
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Metaphor
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Comparison not using like or as eg time is money
3
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Alliteration
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When words being with the same sound are close one another eg. Sly snakes slither slowly
4
Q
Imagery
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Descriptive language that appeals to the senses
5
Q
Hyperbole
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Exaggeration for emphasises - I’m so hungry I could eat a horse
6
Q
Rhythm
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The beat of the poem
7
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Onomatopoeia
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When a word sounds like the noise being described eg smashed
8
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Personification
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When something non human is given human like qualities
9
Q
Sibilance
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Sibilance is the sound of whistling winds and hissing snakes. It’s the “s” sound we hear eg. Sly snake slithered
10
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Enjambment
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Run on lines - no punctuation
