Poetry Devices Flashcards
Poetry devices to revise
1
Q
Colloquial
A
Informal tone and language
2
Q
Enjambment
A
No punctuation at the end of a line so it flows onto the next stanza (or line)
3
Q
Caesura
A
Punctuation breaks up the line, creating a pause
4
Q
Bicolon
A
Repeated phrase starter
5
Q
Assonance
A
Repetition of vowel sound with in or at the start of words
6
Q
Plosive sounds
A
Harsh sounds like p and b
7
Q
Sibilance
A
Repeates āsā sounds
8
Q
Reification
A
Giving an abstract object (e.g. sigh, wind, etc) physical qualities
9
Q
Juxtaposition
A
Places opposite ideas together to highlight a difference
10
Q
Consonance
A
Repeated consonant letter at start and within words
11
Q
Isacolon
A
Repeated use of commas
12
Q
Sonnet
A
Traditionally a 14 line poem
