Poetry Terminologies Flashcards
Alliteration
The repetition of consonant sounds in a series of words which feature phrase or verse line
Ambiguity
A word, situation or statement with 2 or more possible meanings leading to a deliberate confusion
Assonance
Repetition of identical vowel sounds in order to achieve a particular effect
Caesura
A pause in a line of poetry
Connatation
An implication or association attached to a word/phrase
Couplet
A two-line stanza
End stopped lines
A line of poetry with a pause/stop at the end
Enjambment
When a sentence/phrase runs over to the next line in the poem, without terminal punctuation
Free verse
Non-metrical/non-rhyming lines, whereby the poet does not adhere to any metrical rules in the composition
Hyberbole
An inflated exaggeration of truth
Image
The use of pictures, figures of speech and description to suggest ideas, feelings, objects and actions which create a vivid picture in your mind
Internal rhyme
Rhyming words within a line rather than at the end of lines
Metaphor
A direct/indirect comparison which points out a similarity without using words such as ‘like; or ‘as’ or ‘than’
Onomatopoeia
Sounds of words which mime or resemble the sounds of the object being described
Oxymoron
A figure of speech that describes the bringing together of contradicting words, such as ‘deafening silence’
