Poetry Techniques Flashcards

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Simile

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The subject of the poem is described by comparing it to another object or subject, using ‘as’ or ‘like’.

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Metaphor

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An object in, or the subject of, a poem is described as being the same as another otherwise unrelated object.

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Alliteration

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Repetition of the beginning sound of 2 or more words placed near one another.

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Assonance

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Repetition of the vowels in words that are in close proximity to each other.

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Anaphora

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Repetition of the first word or clause of consecutive sentences.

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Couplet

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Two lines of poetry that rhyme with each other.

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Enjambment

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When a sentence runs over into the next line or stanza.

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Free verse

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Poetry with no rules (no strict rhyme schemes, structure or metres).

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Metre

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The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables within a line.

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Mood

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The atmosphere of the poem.

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Onomatopoeia

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Words that represent the sound made from an object, animal, human or thing.

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Repetition

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Words or phrases that are repeated.

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Rhyme

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Last sound of a word being repeated in other words (internal & end rhyme).

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Rhythm

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The pattern of sounds in a poem.

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15
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Sonnet

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Poems made of 1 stanza with 14 lines.

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16
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Tone

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The poet’s attitude towards a subject in a poem

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Symbolism

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Symbols work to represent ideas.

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Allusions

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When an author or poet makes an indirect reference to some idea, figure, other text, place, or event that originates from outside the text.

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Consonance

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The repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line of text.

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Apostrophe

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An address to a dead or absent person, or personification as if he or she were present.

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Hyperbole

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A figure of speech composed of a striking exaggeration.

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Conceit

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A conceit is a fanciful metaphor, especially a highly elaborate or extended metaphor in which an unlikely, far-fetched, or strained comparison is made between two things.

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Metonymy

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When a poet refers to something by one of its characteristics rather than its name.

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Synecdoche

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When the word for a part of something is used to refer to the whole thing.

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Euphony

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Combining of words to create a pleasing sound.