Poetry Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Line break
A
writing in shorter lines to slow reader down
2
Q
Rhythm
A
repetition of a pattern or sound
3
Q
Allegory
A
short moral story
4
Q
Assonance
A
repetition of similar vowels in successive words
5
Q
Enjambment
A
continuation of words without a break – builds tension
6
Q
Imagery
A
visually descriptive
7
Q
Rhyme
A
correspondence of sounds
8
Q
Tone
A
mood
9
Q
Free Verse
A
doesn’t rhyme
10
Q
Irony
A
incongruity between what is expected and what occurs
11
Q
Onomatopoeia
A
words that imitate the sound they denote
12
Q
Satire
A
witty language
13
Q
Allusion
A
referencing something
14
Q
Personification
A
attributing human characteristics to non – human things
15
Q
Connotation
A
an idea that is implied or suggested
