Poetry terms Flashcards
Forming word patters by repeating initial consonant sounds. It depends on sound, not on spelling.
Alliteration
Example: “Money’s Mushrooms makes meals marvellous”
Alliteration
A reference to a famous literary, mythological, Biblical or historical figure or event
Allusion
Example: “He met his Waterloo. Cupid’s arrow struck them”
Allusion
Directly addressing a person or thing as if it/s/he were really there. Very often, apostrophe is to a god, shots or some supernatural thing, like death, night or fate. It may also be to a person, if the person isn’t there, or if the speaker doesn’t think the person is there
Apostrophe
Example: Romeo and Juliet II.ii - Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Apostrophe
The repetition of a stressed vowel sound.
Assonance
Example: Three/beach; say/played; flame/pain
Assonance
Exaggeration, either for comic or serious effect
Hyperbole
Example: I cried a river of tears
Hyperbole
The collection or pattern of images within a poem. Often presented through the use of different devices
Imagery
It occurs when there is a difference between what is said as what is meant, or what is expected and what actually happens.
Irony
Example: it’s pouring outside. I just saw an old man building an ark.
Irony
A comparison by stating that two items are the same time
Metaphor
Example: we were mice in a maze and we couldn’t find the cheese
Metaphor
